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
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It is attended with a critical discharge, copious sweating being by far the most common, though diarrhoea, free epistaxis, or hemorrhage from some other surface may replace it.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
Highmore knew a man in whom the slightest smell of musk caused headache followed by epistaxis.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Walter L. (Walter Lytle) Pyle
He also had slight headache and the bowels were constipated; no epistaxis.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
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 Walter L. (Walter Lytle) Pyle
There are no symptoms that are pathognomonic, but œdema of the scalp with turgescence of its veins, epistaxis, and convulsions followed by paralysis, are those most likely to be met with.
From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Alexander Miles
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