sternutation n 1: a symptom consisting of the involuntary expulsion of air from the nose [syn: {sneeze}, {sneezing}, {sternutation}]
Sternutation \Ster`nu*ta"tion\, n. [L. sternutatio, fr. sternutare to sneeze, intens. from sternuere.] The act of sneezing. --Quincy. [1913 Webster]