epistaxis

[ ep-uh-stak-sis ]

noun

, Pathology.

1. nosebleed.

epistaxis

/ ˌɛpɪˈstæksɪs /

noun

1. the technical name for nosebleed

Word History and Origins

Origin of epistaxis¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of epistaxis¹

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

Example Sentences

Epistaxis, or bleeding from the nose, is much more frequent than either of the preceding, but is seldom of much consequence.

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Five to ten minutes in this position will arrest the bleeding in most cases of epistaxis.

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It may be accompanied by a hmatoma (see p. 612), and the occurrence of epistaxis shows that it is really a compound fracture.

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Epistaxis may occur at any stage of typhoid fever, but is most common in the forming stage.

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More tympany; numerous rose-colored spots out over abdomen and back; slight epistaxis and bronchitis.

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