epistaxis

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English

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek ἐπίσταξις (epístaxis, nosebleed): ἐπί (epí, above, over, on, upon, besides) + στάζω (stázō, to drip (from the nostrils)).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌɛpɪˈstæksɪs/

Noun

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epistaxis (plural epistaxes)

  1. (medicine) Nosebleed.

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Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French épistaxis.

Noun

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epistaxis n (uncountable)

  1. epistaxis

Declension

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek ἐπίσταξις (epístaxis).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /episˈtaɡsis/ [e.pisˈt̪aɣ̞.sis]
  • Rhymes: -aɡsis
  • Syllabification: e‧pis‧ta‧xis

Noun

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epistaxis f (plural epistaxis)

  1. (pathology) epistaxis

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