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epistaxis

noun

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˌɛpɪˈstæksɪs/

noun

Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἐπίσταξις (epístaxis, “nosebleed”): ἐπί (epí, “above, over, on, upon, besides”) + στάζω (stázō, “to drip (from the nostrils)”).

  1. Nosebleed.