sternutation

[ stur-nyuh-tey-shuh n ]
/ ˌstɜr nyəˈteɪ ʃən /

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

Example sentences from the Web for 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
/ (ˌstɜːnjʊˈteɪʃən) /

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)

Medical definitions for sternutation

sternutation
[ stûr′nyə-tāshən ]

n.

The act of sneezing.
A sneeze.