EPISTAXIS

nosebleed, epistaxis

(noun) bleeding from the nose

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

epistaxis (plural epistaxes)

(symptom) nosebleed

Source: Wiktionary


Ep`i*stax"is, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Med.)

Definition: Bleeding at the nose.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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