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STERNUTATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sternutation mean? 

STERNUTATION (noun)
  The noun STERNUTATION has 1 sense:

1. a symptom consisting of the involuntary expulsion of air from the noseplay

  Familiarity information: STERNUTATION used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


STERNUTATION (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A symptom consisting of the involuntary expulsion of air from the nose

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

sneeze; sneezing; sternutation

Hypernyms ("sternutation" is a kind of...):

inborn reflex; innate reflex; instinctive reflex; physiological reaction; reflex; reflex action; reflex response; unconditioned reflex (an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus)

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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