sternutory
(ˈstɜːnjuːtərɪ)
contracted or erroneous form of sternutatory.
| a 1425 tr. Anderne's Treat. Fistula etc. 102 Put vinegre or mustard in his nose... And giffe hym som oþer sternutoriez. 1705 Phil. Trans. XXV. 1802 'Tis not to be imagined, how Worms seated at the Basis of the Brain,..should be expelled by sternutories. 1842 Pritchard in Penny Cycl. XXIII. 46/2 Sternutories are chiefly employed..either to restore suspended respiration,..or to dislodge some foreign body. 1876 Dunglison Med. Lex. |