Snatiation is a term coined to refer to the medical condition originally termed "stomach sneeze reflex", which is characterized by uncontrollable bursts of
sneezing
A sneeze (also known as sternutation) is a semi-autonomous, convulsive expulsion of air from the lungs through the nose and mouth, usually caused by foreign particles irritating the nasal mucosa. A sneeze expels air forcibly from the mouth a ...
brought on by fullness of the stomach, typically immediately after a large meal. The type of food consumed does not appear to affect its occurrence. It is reported, based on a preliminary study, to be passed along
genetically as an
autosomal dominant
In genetics, dominance is the phenomenon of one variant (allele) of a gene on a chromosome masking or overriding the Phenotype, effect of a different variant of the same gene on Homologous chromosome, the other copy of the chromosome. The firs ...
trait, as first described by
Ahmad Teebi and Qasem Al-Saleh in 1989.
The term "snatiation", coined shortly thereafter in a humorous letter to the ''Journal of Medical Genetics'' by
Judith G. Hall, is a
portmanteau
In linguistics, a blend—also known as a blend word, lexical blend, or portmanteau—is a word formed by combining the meanings, and parts of the sounds, of two or more words together. of the words ''sneeze'' and ''satiation''.
[ Hall also provides the humorous ]backronym
A backronym is an acronym formed from an already existing word by expanding its letters into the words of a phrase. Backronyms may be invented with either serious or humorous intent, or they may be a type of false etymology or folk etymology. The ...
, Sneezing Non-controllably At a Time of Indulgence of the Appetite—a Trait Inherited and Ordained to be Named. Similar in nature to this condition is gustatory rhinitis, which involves
rhinorrhea
Rhinorrhea (American English), also spelled rhinorrhoea or rhinorrhœa (British English), or informally runny nose is the free discharge of a thin mucus fluid from the nose; it is an extremely common condition. It is a common symptom of allergie ...
induced by certain foods, such as spicy foods.
See also
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Photic sneeze reflex
The photic sneeze reflex (also known as ACHOO syndrome, a contrived acronym for Autosomal-dominant Compelling Helio-Ophthalmic Outburst) is an inherited and congenital autosomal dominant reflex condition that causes sneezing in response to numer ...
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Sneeze
Reflexes
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