epistaxis

See also: épistaxis

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐπίσταξις (epístaxis, “nosebleed”): ἐπί (epí, “above, over, on, upon, besides”) + στάζω (stázō, “to drip (from the nostrils)”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌɛpɪˈstæksɪs/ (plural IPA(key): /ˌɛpɪˈstækˌsiz/)

Noun

epistaxis (plural epistaxes)

  1. (medicine) nosebleed

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