Definition of epistaxis

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ep·i·stax·is

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NOUN:
pl. ep·i·stax·es (-st

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A nosebleed.

ETYMOLOGY:
Greek, from epistazein, epistag-, to bleed from the nose : epi-, epi- + stazein, to drip

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