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ep·i·stax·is
(ĕp′ĭ-stăk′sĭs)n. pl. ep·i·stax·es (-stăk′sēz′)
A nosebleed.
[Greek, from epistazein, epistag-, to bleed from the nose : epi-, epi- + stazein, to drip.]
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epistaxis
(ˌɛpɪˈstæksɪs)n, pl -xes
(Pathology) the technical name for nosebleed
[C18: from Greek: a dropping, from epistazein to drop on, from stazein to drip]
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nose•bleed
(ˈnoʊzˌblid)n.
bleeding from the nostril.
[1850–55]
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epistaxis
bleeding from the nose; nosebleed.
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Noun 1. [画像:epistaxis - bleeding from the nose]epistaxis - bleeding from the nose
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