Epistaxis

//ˌɛpɪˈstæksɪs// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Nosebleed.
  2. 2
    bleeding from the nose wordnet

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nosebleednosebleed

Etymology

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

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