epistaxis
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of epistaxis
1785–95; < Greek epístaxis a dripping, equivalent to epi- epi- + stag-, stem of stázein to drip, drop + -sis -sis
Example Sentences
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A brief editorial note on epistaxis through the eyes, referring to a case in the Medical News of November 30, 1895, provoked further reports from numerous correspondents.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)
Temperature high again; most of the spots have disappeared; slight epistaxis and subsultus; no delirium; bowels not open for two days. 20th.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
Sneezing is frequent and annoying, and slight epistaxis is not uncommon.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
In fifteen of our cases extraordinarily profuse epistaxis attended the crisis, and evidently replaced in part the copious sweating by which the paroxysm more commonly terminates.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
When the medial wall is fractured and the nasal fossa opened into, epistaxis and emphysema of the orbit are constant symptoms.
From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander
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