ˌstərnyəˈtāshən, -yüˈt- noun
( -s )
Etymology: Latin sternutation-, sternutatio, from sternutatus (past participle of sternutare, freq. of sternuere to sneeze) + -ion-, -io -ion; akin to Greek ptarnysthai to sneeze, ptarmos act of sneezing, Old Irish sreod
: the act, fact, or noise of sneezing : sneeze