epistaxis

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epistaxis

  • /ˌɛpɪˈstæksɪs/

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

noun epistaxes

  1. Nosebleed.

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noun nosebleed

Españolepistaxis
한국어코피 kopi, 비출혈 bichulhyeol
中文鼻出血 Taiwan:bí chū xiě, 流鼻血 Taiwan:liú bí xiě
Portuguêsepistaxe
Françaisépistaxis, saignement de nez
DeutschEpistaxis, Nasenbluten
Italianoepistassi
Ελληνικάεπίσταξη epístaxi
Tiếng Việtchảy máu cam
العربيةرعاف

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"epistaxis." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/epistaxis. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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epistaxis. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/epistaxis

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"epistaxis." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/epistaxis.

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@misc{epistaxis_2026,
  title = {epistaxis},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/epistaxis},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}