pseudoepistaxis

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From pseudo- +‎ epistaxis.

Noun[edit]

pseudoepistaxis (uncountable)

  1. (medicine) Blood flow exiting the nostrils that is not due to a true nosebleed, that is, not truly originating from the nasal cavity; examples include blood coughed up through the airway and ending up in the nasal cavity, then dripping out.
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