epistaxis

American

[ep-uh-stak-sis] / ˌɛp əˈstæk sɪs /

noun

Pathology.

nosebleed.

epistaxis British

/ ˌɛpɪˈstæksɪs /

noun

the technical name for nosebleed

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Etymology

Origin of epistaxis

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

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