ep·i·stax·is

(ĕp′ĭ-stăk′sĭs)

n. pl. ep·i·stax·es (-stăk′sēz′)

A nosebleed.

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

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epistaxis

(ˌɛpɪˈstæksɪs)

n, pl -xes

(Pathology) the technical name for nosebleed

[C18: from Greek: a dropping, from epistazein to drop on, from stazein to drip]

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nose•bleed

(ˈnoʊzˌblid)

n.

bleeding from the nostril.

[1850–55]

epistaxis

bleeding from the nose; nosebleed.

ep·i·stax·is

n. epistaxis, sangramiento por la nariz.

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