| 释义 |
nosebleed
\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun
Etymology: nose (I) + bleed, v.
1.
a. : bleeding from the nose — called also epistaxis
b. : an attack of nosebleed
< had a severe nosebleed >
2. [Middle English noseblede yarrow, from nose (I) + blede, bleden to bleed]
a. : either of two red-flowered plants:
(1) : a trillium (Trillium erectum)
(2) : indian paintbrush
b. [so called from its use in folk medicine to check epistaxis] : yarrow |