EPISTAXIS


Meaning of EPISTAXIS in English

n.

Pronunciation: ˌ e-p ə - ' stak-s ə s

Function: noun

Inflected Form: plural -stax · es \ - ˌ s ē z \

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek, from epistazein to drip on, to bleed at the nose again, from epi- + stazein to drip

Date: 1793

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