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epistaxis

[ ep-uh-stak-sis ]

noun

Pathology.


epistaxis

/ ˌɛɪˈæɪ /

noun

  1. the technical name for nosebleed
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of epistaxis1

1785–95; < Greek íٲ澱 a dripping, equivalent to epi- epi- + stag-, stem of á𾱲 to drip, drop + -sis -sis
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of epistaxis1

C18: from Greek: a dropping, from epistazein to drop on, from stazein to drip
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Nevertheless, numerous studies have linked epistaxis to sudden death in racehorses – though this is “extremely rare”, said Morley.

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The prominent symptoms are pain in the region of the kidneys, oedema of face, tense and frequent pulse, great prostration, profuse epistaxis, violent delirium, and hyperpyrexia.

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She has frequent epistaxis; has had four and five attacks a day.

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Bleeding from the nose, epistaxis, taking place frequently in a middle-aged person, sometimes is an early symptom.

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When the medial wall is fractured and the nasal fossa opened into, epistaxis and emphysema of the orbit are constant symptoms.

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