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Definition of Inflating
1. inflate [v] - See also: inflate
Lexicographical Neighbors of Inflating
Literary usage of Inflating
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1838)
"Treatment of intussusception by inflating Ike ... (17 March, 1838,) a trial of
inflating the bowels with air as a remedy for intussusception in children ..."
2. Diseases of the Ear by Philip D. Kerrison (1921)
"Pulitzer's inflating apparatus. • air-bag is provided with a valve by means of
... With his left ind the physician now inserts the nozzle of the inflating ..."
3. Manual of Diseases of the Ear: Including Those of the Nose and Throat in by Thomas Barr (1901)
"Simple inflating tube for children, or for auto-inflation. ... Valsalva's method
of inflating the middle ear consists in making a forced expiration, ..."
4. Gum-elastic and Its Varieties: With a Detailed Account of Its Applications by Charles Goodyear (1853)
"Self-inflating portable life-boats. Tubular portable life-boat. Folding frame boat.
... Self-inflating wagon floats. Self-inflating balt-ors and life spars. ..."
5. The Retrospect of Practical Medicine and Surgery: Being a Half-yearly edited by William Braithwaite, James Braithwaite, Edmond Fauriel Trevelyan (1864)
"A SIMPLE MEANS OF inflating THE TYMPANUM IN SOME FORMS OF DEAFNESS. ... inflating the
tympanum, which has been recently introduced by Politzer, of Vienna. ..."
6. The Rebellion Record: A Diary of American Events by Frank Moore, Edward Everett (1861)
"The presence of the troops has hud the tendency of inflating the price of every
description of provisions, i'lour was held at £20 per barrel. ..."
7. Treatise on the Diseases of the Ear: Including the Anatomy of the Organ by Anton Friedrich Tröltsch, Daniel Bennett St. John Roosa (1869)
"GENTLEMEN: We may to-day pass in review a number of methods of inflating the middle
... This method is termed, by the English, blowing up or inflating the ..."
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