epistaxis

[ ep-uh-stak-sis ]

nounPathology.

Origin of epistaxis

1
1785–95; <Greek epístaxis a dripping, equivalent to epi-epi- + stag-, stem of stázein to drip, drop + -sis-sis

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British Dictionary definitions for epistaxis

epistaxis

/ (ˌɛpɪˈstæksɪs) /


noun
  1. the technical name for nosebleed

Origin of epistaxis

1
C18: from Greek: a dropping, from epistazein to drop on, from stazein to drip

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