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
Words nearby sternutation
sternotomy,
sternovertebral,
sternpost,
sternson,
sternum,
sternutation,
sternutator,
sternutatory,
sternward,
sternwards,
sternway
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-tā′shən ]
n.
The act of sneezing.
A sneeze.