sternutation
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ster·nu·ta·tion
(stûr′nyə-tā′shən)n.
1. The act of sneezing.
2. A sneeze.
[Middle English sternutacioun, from Latin sternūtātiō, sternūtātiōn-, from sternūtātus, past participle of sternūtāre, frequentative of sternuere, to sneeze.]
sternutation
(ˌstɜːnjʊˈteɪʃən)n
(Physiology) a sneeze or the act of sneezing
[C16: from Late Latin sternūtāre to sneeze, from sternuere to sputter (of a light)]
ster•nu•ta•tion
(ˌstɜr nyəˈteɪ ʃən)n.
the act of sneezing.
[1535–45; < Latin sternūtātiō <sternūtā(re), frequentative of sternuere to sneeze]
sternutation
1. the act of sneezing.
2. a sneeze. — sternutative, sternutatory, adj.
See also: Bodily Functions2. a sneeze. — sternutative, sternutatory, adj.
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