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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.]
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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)]
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ster•nu•ta•tion

(ˌstɜr nyəˈteɪ ʃən)

n.
the act of sneezing.
[1535–45; < Latin sternūtātiō <sternūtā(re), frequentative of sternuere to sneeze]
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sternutation

1. the act of sneezing.
2. a sneeze. — sternutative, sternutatory, adj.
See also: Bodily Functions
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Noun 1. [画像:sternutation - a symptom consisting of the involuntary expulsion of air from the nose]sternutation - a symptom consisting of the involuntary expulsion of air from the nose
symptom - (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease
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