Crossword clues for epistaxis
epistaxis
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Epistaxis
Epistaxis \Ep`i*stax"is\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'epi` upon + ? to drop.] (Med.) Bleeding at the nose.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
epistaxis
"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).
Wiktionary
epistaxis
n. (context symptom English) nosebleed
WordNet
epistaxis
n. bleeding from the nose [syn: nosebleed]
Usage examples of "epistaxis".
The epistaxis stained Talides's shirt and ran across the floor, where the blood tangled with the urine on the tiles and swirled down a drain in the center.