Sternutation

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sternutation \Ster`nu*ta"tion\, n. [L. sternutatio, fr.
     sternutare to sneeze, intens. from sternuere.]
     The act of sneezing. --Quincy.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  sternutation
       n : a symptom consisting of the involuntary expulsion of air
           from the nose [syn: {sneeze}, {sneezing}]