epistaxisn.

Brit.

/ˌɛpᵻˈstaksɪs/, U.S.

/ˌɛpəˈstæksəs/

Inflections: Plural epistaxes.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin epistaxis.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin epistaxis (1682 or earlier) < ancient Greek ἐπίσταξις , former reading (at Hippocrates Prorrheticon 1. 148, where modern editions read στάξις staxis n.) < ἐπιστάζειν to bleed at the nose repeatedly ( < ἐπι- epi- prefix + στάζειν to let fall in drops: see stagma n.) + -σις -sis suffix.

Medicine.

Bleeding from the nose; an instance of this, a nose bleed.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > discharge or flux > [noun] > bleeding or flow of blood > from nose

nose-bleedingc1440

epistaxis1779

nosebleed1848

1779 W. Cullen First Lines Pract. Physic II. iv. ii. 181 (heading) Of the Epistaxis, or Hemorrhagy of the Nose.

1793 T. Beddoes Let. to E. Darwin 8 The blood, discharged by Epistaxis.

1827 Q. Periscope Pract. Med. July in Medico-chirurg. Rev., & Jrnl. Pract. Med. 7 196 These epistaxes, however, were very moderate.

1881 A. Flint Treat. Princ. Med. (ed. 5) 264 Epistaxis is the most common form of hemorrhage.

1916 W. H. Deaderick & L. Thompson Endemic Dis. Southern States xiv. 265 Somnolence, with diminishing amount of urine; coma, especially of early onset; petechiæ, epistaxis or other hemorrhage and algor forebode evil.

1992 Independent 11 Feb. 13/8 Epistaxis—a nose bleed—can be treated by pinching the nose tightly so that the nostrils are closed or, according to recent research published in Medical Monitor, by sucking an ice lolly.

2007 J. M. Graham et al. Pediatric ENT xxxii. 286/2 Epistaxes in childhood are generally repeated, short-lasting and self-limiting.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	epistaxis
释义	epistaxisn. Brit. /ˌɛpᵻˈstaksɪs/, U.S. /ˌɛpəˈstæksəs/ Inflections: Plural epistaxes. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin epistaxis. Etymology: < post-classical Latin epistaxis (1682 or earlier) < ancient Greek ἐπίσταξις , former reading (at Hippocrates Prorrheticon 1. 148, where modern editions read στάξις staxis n.) < ἐπιστάζειν to bleed at the nose repeatedly ( < ἐπι- epi- prefix + στάζειν to let fall in drops: see stagma n.) + -σις -sis suffix. Medicine. Bleeding from the nose; an instance of this, a nose bleed. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > discharge or flux > [noun] > bleeding or flow of blood > from nose nose-bleedingc1440 epistaxis1779 nosebleed1848 1779 W. Cullen First Lines Pract. Physic II. iv. ii. 181 (heading) Of the Epistaxis, or Hemorrhagy of the Nose. 1793 T. Beddoes Let. to E. Darwin 8 The blood, discharged by Epistaxis. 1827 Q. Periscope Pract. Med. July in Medico-chirurg. Rev., & Jrnl. Pract. Med. 7 196 These epistaxes, however, were very moderate. 1881 A. Flint Treat. Princ. Med. (ed. 5) 264 Epistaxis is the most common form of hemorrhage. 1916 W. H. Deaderick & L. Thompson Endemic Dis. Southern States xiv. 265 Somnolence, with diminishing amount of urine; coma, especially of early onset; petechiæ, epistaxis or other hemorrhage and algor forebode evil. 1992 Independent 11 Feb. 13/8 Epistaxis—a nose bleed—can be treated by pinching the nose tightly so that the nostrils are closed or, according to recent research published in Medical Monitor, by sucking an ice lolly. 2007 J. M. Graham et al. Pediatric ENT xxxii. 286/2 Epistaxes in childhood are generally repeated, short-lasting and self-limiting. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1779
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