Sign or Symptom
sneeze Audio
sneeze [ sneez ]
Subclass of:
Signs and Symptoms, Respiratory; Respiratory physiology
Definitions related to sneezing:
  • (sneeze) A sudden violent, spasmodic, audible expiration of breath through the nose and mouth.
    Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)
    The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
  • A symptom consisting of the involuntary expulsion of air from the nose.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • The involuntary expulsion of air from the nose.
    NICHD Pediatric Terminology
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • The sudden, forceful, involuntary expulsion of air from the NOSE and MOUTH caused by irritation to the MUCOUS MEMBRANES of the upper RESPIRATORY TRACT.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • A disorder characterized by the involuntary expulsion of air from the nose.
    Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events
    U.S. National Institutes of Health, 2021
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