epistaxis
noun
ep·i·stax·is ˌe-pə-ˈstak-səs 
plural epistaxes ˌe-pə-ˈstak-ˌsēz
: nosebleed
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Greek, from epistazein to drip on, to bleed at the nose again, from epi- + stazein to drip
First Known Use
1793, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
epistaxis
noun
ep·i·stax·is ˌep-ə-ˈstak-səs
plural epistaxes -ˌsēz
: nosebleed
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