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Sternutation

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

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sternutation

n. (context medicine archaic English) A sneeze; sneezing, especially as a symptom.

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sternutation

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

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Would any one believe that a simple sternutation could produce such ravages on a quadrupedal organism?