epistaxis

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐπιστάζω (epistazo) to bleed from the nose : ἐπί epi, "above", "over", "on", "upon", or "besides" + στάζωstazo, "to drip" (from the nostrils).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˌɛpɪˈstæksɪs/ (plural IPA: /ˌɛpɪˈstækˌsiz/)

Noun

epistaxis (plural epistaxes)

1. (medicine) nosebleed

Translations

nosebleed

Dhivehi: ނޭފަތުން ލޭއައުން (dv) Dutch: epistaxis (nl) f. French: épistaxis (fr) f., (casual) saignement de nez (fr) m.

German: Epistaxis (de) f. Greek: επίσταξη (el) (epístaxi) f. Korean: 코피 (ko)