epistaxis
pronunciation
How to pronounce epistaxis in British English:
UK [ˌepɪ'stæksɪs]
How to pronounce epistaxis in American English:
US [ˌepɪ'stæksɪs]
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- Noun:
- bleeding from the nose
Word Origin
- epistaxis (n.)
- "nosebleed," 1793, medical Latin, as if from Greek *epistaxis, a false reading for epistagmos, from epi "upon" (see epi-) + stazein "to let fall in drops" (see stalactite).
Example
- 1. Objective to explore the effective nursing interventions for epistaxis .
- 2. Epistaxis , toothache , pain and swelling of the throat , fever .
- 3. The interventional treatment of intractable epistaxis .
- 4. That is not spontaneous epistaxis .
- 5. Feature of serious epistaxis in the elderly and its treatment .