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epistaxes
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ep·i·stax·is
(ěp'ĭ-stāk'sĭs)
n.
pl.
ep·i·stax·es
(-stāk'sēz')
A nosebleed.
[Greek, from
epistazein
, epistag-
,
to bleed from the nose
:
epi-
,
epi-
+
stazein
,
to drip
.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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