Epistaxis Definition

ĕpĭ-stăksĭs
epistaxes
noun
Nosebleed.
Webster's New World

(medicine) Nosebleed.

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Other Word Forms of Epistaxis

Noun

Singular:
epistaxis
Plural:
epistaxes

Origin of Epistaxis

  • From Ancient Greek ἐπιστάζω (epistazo) to bleed from the nose : ἐπί epi, "above", "over", "on", "upon", or "besides" + στάζω stazo, "to drip" (from the nostrils).

    From Wiktionary

  • Greek from epistazein epistag- to bleed from the nose epi- epi- stazein to drip

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Epistaxis Sentence Examples

  • Epistaxis is a term given to bleeding from the nose.

  • A nosebleed, also called epistaxis, is a loss of blood from any blood vessel in the nose.

  • It involves reduced activity of factor XI and is characterized by mild bleeding such as nosebleeds (epistaxis) or prolonged menstrual bleeding, or mild bleeding after tonsillectomies or dental extractions.

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Words Starting With

EEPEPI

Words Ending With

SISXIS

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Words Starting With E and Ending With S

Starts With E & Ends With SStarts With EP & Ends With SStarts With E & Ends With IS

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9 Letter Words9 Letter Words Starting With E9 Letter Words Ending With S