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Definition of Inflatus

1. n. A blowing or breathing into; inflation; inspiration.

Definition of Inflatus

1. inspiration [n -ES]

Medical Definition of Inflatus

1. A blowing or breathing into; inflation; inspiration. "The divine breath that blows the nostrils out To ineffable inflatus." (Mrs. Browning) Origin: L. See Inflate. (11 Jun 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Inflatus

Literary usage of Inflatus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Danish Expedition to Siam, 1899-1900. II. Echinoidea (I) by Theodor Mortensen (1904)
"Also the colour is different, dark purplish red in purpurascens, faint reddish or brownish in inflatus (both test and spines). ..."

2. The Cretaceous Rocks of Britain by Alfred John Jukes-Browne, William Hill (1900)
"Southwards it thins again, but as it does so, clays with Am. inflatus come in at its base, and evidently replace it, for they thicken as the ..."

3. An Elementary Latin Dictionary by Charlton Thomas Lewis (1890)
"1. inflatus. adj. with сотр. [Р. of inflo], swelled up, swollen, puffed up : serpens ... L. 2. inflatus. u -. >n. [inflo], a blotting i», blatt : tibiae) si ..."

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