epistaxis

[ ep-uh-stak-sis ]

/ ˌɛp əˈstæk sɪs /

noun Pathology.

nosebleed.

Origin of epistaxis

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

Words nearby epistaxis

epispastic, episplenitis, epispore, Epist., epistasis, epistaxis, epistemic, epistemics, epistemological, epistemology, episternal

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Example sentences from the Web for epistaxis

It may be accompanied by a hmatoma (see p. 612), and the occurrence of epistaxis shows that it is really a compound fracture.
A System of Operative Surgery, Volume IV (of 4)|Various
Epistaxis is, however, the only form which is frequent enough to justify being regarded as a symptom.
A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I|Various
Epistaxis occasionally occurs, and also venous oozing from the wound.
A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I|Various
Oh yes, he glibly replied, I think they call it the Rubus epistaxis.
Pastoral Days|William Hamilton Gibson

In cases of so-called male menstruation the symptom is apt to be epistaxis.
Degeneracy|Eugene S. Talbot

British Dictionary definitions for epistaxis

epistaxis

/ (ˌɛpɪˈstæksɪs) /

noun

the technical name for nosebleed

Word Origin for epistaxis

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

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Medical definitions for epistaxis

epistaxis

[ ĕp′ĭ-stăk′sĭs ]

n. pl. ep•i•stax•es (-stăk′sēz′)

A nosebleed.

单词	epistaxis
释义	epistaxis [ ep-uh-stak-sis ] / ˌɛp əˈstæk sɪs / noun Pathology. nosebleed. Origin of epistaxis 1785–95; <Greek epístaxis a dripping, equivalent to epi-epi- + stag-, stem of stázein to drip, drop + -sis-sis Words nearby epistaxis epispastic, episplenitis, epispore, Epist., epistasis, epistaxis, epistemic, epistemics, epistemological, epistemology, episternal Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for epistaxis It may be accompanied by a hmatoma (see p. 612), and the occurrence of epistaxis shows that it is really a compound fracture. A System of Operative Surgery, Volume IV (of 4)\|Various Epistaxis is, however, the only form which is frequent enough to justify being regarded as a symptom. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I\|Various Epistaxis occasionally occurs, and also venous oozing from the wound. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I\|Various Oh yes, he glibly replied, I think they call it the Rubus epistaxis. Pastoral Days\|William Hamilton Gibson In cases of so-called male menstruation the symptom is apt to be epistaxis. Degeneracy\|Eugene S. Talbot British Dictionary definitions for epistaxis epistaxis / (ˌɛpɪˈstæksɪs) / noun the technical name for nosebleed Word Origin for epistaxis C18: from Greek: a dropping, from epistazein to drop on, from stazein to drip Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for epistaxis epistaxis [ ĕp′ĭ-stăk′sĭs ] n. pl. ep•i•stax•es (-stăk′sēz′) A nosebleed. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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