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epistaxis

[ ep-uh-stak-sis ]

noun

Pathology.


epistaxis

/ ˌɛ±èɪˈ²õ³Ùæ°ì²õɪ²õ /

noun

  1. the technical name for nosebleed
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of epistaxis1

1785–95; < Greek ±ð±èí²õ³Ù²¹³æ¾±²õ a dripping, equivalent to epi- epi- + stag-, stem of ²õ³Ùá³ú±ð¾±²Ô to drip, drop + -sis -sis
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˜yÐÄvlog 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

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Nevertheless, numerous studies have linked epistaxis to sudden death in racehorses – though this is “extremely rareâ€, said Morley.

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I have in many cases, after having been told there had been no epistaxis, found the evidence of it upon the fingers or bed-clothes of the patient.

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She has frequent epistaxis; has had four and five attacks a day.

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Bleeding from the nose, epistaxis, taking place frequently in a middle-aged person, sometimes is an early symptom.

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When the medial wall is fractured and the nasal fossa opened into, epistaxis and emphysema of the orbit are constant symptoms.

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