sternutation
Noun
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Noun
sternutation (plural sternutations)
- (medicine, archaic) A sneeze; sneezing, especially as a symptom.
- 1816, Sir Walter Scott, The Antiquary, Oxford University Press, 2002, p.210:
- 'Was that an echo?' said the Baronet, astonished at the sternutation which resounded from above; 'or' - drawing close to the adept, 'can it be the spirit you talked of, ridiculing our attempt upon his hidden treasures?'
- 1816, Sir Walter Scott, The Antiquary, Oxford University Press, 2002, p.210:
- sneeze
- (medicine) ptarmus
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