epistaxis (redirected from epistaxes)

ep·i·stax·is  (p-stkss)

n. pl. ep·i·stax·es (-stksz)

A nosebleed.

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[Greek, from epistazein, epistag-, to bleed from the nose : epi-, epi- + stazein, to drip.]

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epistaxis

bleeding from the nose; nosebleed.

See also: Blood and Blood Vessels, Nose

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Noun

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epistaxis - bleeding from the nose nosebleed bleeding, haemorrhage, hemorrhage - the flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessel