Surg. [a. F. flabellation, n. of action f. L. flābellāre to fan, f. flābellum fan.] The action of fanning.
1658–78. Phillips, Flabellation a fanning with a Flable or fan.
1884. Syd. Soc. Lex., Flabellation the act of fanning, employed to keep injured parts and the dressings covering them cool.
