- sternutation
- The sound of a sneeze or the act of sneezing
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sternutation
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sternutation — [ stɛrnytasjɔ̃ ] n. f. • XVIe; sternutacion 1360; lat. sternutatio, de sternutare, de sternuare → éternuer ♦ Didact. Fait d éternuer; éternuements répétés. ● sternutation nom féminin (latin sternutare, éternuer) Action d éternuer, éternuement.… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Sternutation — Ster nu*ta tion, n. [L. sternutatio, fr. sternutare to sneeze, intens. from sternuere.] The act of sneezing. Quincy. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sternutation — (lat.), das Niesen; sternutatīv, niesenerregend; Sternutatorĭum, Niesemittel … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
sternutation — [stʉr΄nyo͞o tā′shən] n. [L sternutatio < sternutare, freq. of sternuere, to sneeze < IE echoic base * pster , to sneeze > Gr ptarnysthai] a sneeze or the act of sneezing … English World dictionary
Sternutation — Sneezing. When we sneeze, air is expelled with force from the nose (and from the mouth, if it is open) due to a spasmodic contraction of the chest muscles and diaphragm. A sneeze is often triggered by irritation of the mucous membrane of the nose … Medical dictionary
sternutation — noun Etymology: Middle English sternutacion, from Latin sternutation , sternutatio, from sternutare to sneeze, frequentative of sternuere to sneeze; akin to Greek ptarnysthai to sneeze Date: 15th century the act, fact, or noise of sneezing … New Collegiate Dictionary
Sternutation — Éternuement Le petit Sammy éternue (1904 à 1906) de Winsor McCay (1871 1934). L éternuement est une expiration brusque et bruyante, semi autonome ou involontaire (réflexe au niveau cortical) par le nez et la bouche provoqué par un mouvement sub … Wikipédia en Français
sternutation — /sterr nyeuh tay sheuhn/, n. the act of sneezing. [1535 45; < L sternutation (s. of sternutatio), equiv. to sternutat(us) (ptp. of sternutare, freq. of sternuere to sneeze) + ion ION] * * * … Universalium
sternutation — noun a sneeze; sneezing, especially as a symptom Syn: sneeze, ptarmus … Wiktionary
Sternutation — Nysen … Danske encyklopædi
sternutation — n. act of sneezing … English contemporary dictionary
