Valsalvian

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Valsalvian \Val*sal"vi*an\, a.
     Of or pertaining to Valsalva, an Italian anatomist of the
     17th century.
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     {Valsalvian experiment} (Med.), the process of inflating the


        middle ear by closing the mouth and nostrils, and blowing
        so as to puff out the cheeks.
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