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
: NOSEBLEED
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
: NOSEBLEED
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012