British Dictionary definitions for epistaxis
epistaxis
/ (ˌɛpɪˈstæksɪs) /
noun
the technical name for nosebleed
Origin of epistaxis
1C18: from Greek: a dropping, from epistazein to drop on, from stazein to drip
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