sternutation

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
sternutation
    n 1: a symptom consisting of the involuntary expulsion of air
         from the nose [syn: {sneeze}, {sneezing}, {sternutation}]
    
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Sternutation \Ster`nu*ta"tion\, n. [L. sternutatio, fr.
   sternutare to sneeze, intens. from sternuere.]
   The act of sneezing. --Quincy.
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