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epistaxis
[ ep-uh-stak-sis ]
epistaxis
/ ˌɛpɪˈstæksɪs /
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Word History and Origins
Origin of epistaxis1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of epistaxis1
C18: from Greek: a dropping, from epistazein to drop on, from stazein to drip
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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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