autoinsufflate

English

Etymology

auto- +‎ insufflate

Verb

autoinsufflate (third-person singular simple present autoinsufflates, present participle autoinsufflating, simple past and past participle autoinsufflated)

1. (transitive, medicine, otolaryngology) To force air from the throat into the middle ear with one's nose plugged; to perform the Valsalva manoeuvre.

Derived terms

• autoinsufflation