sternutation

[stur-nyuh-tey-shuh n]

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noun

the act of sneezing.

Origin of sternutation

1535–45; < Latin sternūtātiōn- (stem of sternūtātiō), equivalent to sternūtāt(us) (past participle of sternūtāre, frequentative of sternuere to sneeze) + -iōn- -ion

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Related Words for sternutation

gesundheit

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Historical Examples of sternutation

At the first sternutation the rats jumped up and looked about them, evidently considerably alarmed.
Dick Cheveley
W. H. G. Kingston

British Dictionary definitions for sternutation

sternutation

noun

a sneeze or the act of sneezing

Word Origin for sternutation

C16: from Late Latin sternūtāre to sneeze, from sternuere to sputter (of a light)

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sternutation in Medicine

sternutation

[stûr′nyə-tā′shən]

n.

The act of sneezing.

A sneeze.