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spursfan | 16:40 Wed 15th Mar 2006 | Quizzes & Puzzles
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Q42 What is the medical word,derived from Latin meaning sneeze and which is sometimes used in a jocular sense,for the act of sneezing


I thought the answer was Sternutation,but I have never had it used in a jocular sense.

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i dont know how to spell this but maybe but probably not gazuntite(say it like its spelt)

I believe that sternutation is the answer. There is reference to the word having a humorous connection in the past, at the following website:-


www.worldwidewords.org/weirdwords

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Thank you both for answering and for your comments


The word you are looking for Katietab is Gesundheit,used to wish good health to a person who has sneezed and is literally German for good health

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