sternutatio

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

sternūtātĭo, ōnis, f. [sternuto],

a sneezing , sternutation (post-class. and rare for sternumentum), Ap. Met. 9, 24, 17; Scrib. Comp. 10 fin. ; Front. Ep. ad M. Caes. 4, 5 fin.