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epistaxis

Pronunciation:  `epi'staksis

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WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  bleeding from the nose
 
 Synonyms: nosebleed
 
 See Also: bleeding, haemorrhage, hemorrhage

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Ep`i*stax"is\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'epi` upon + ? to
drop.] (Med.)
Bleeding at the nose.

 
Biology Dictionary
 
 Definition: This is the medical term for a nose bleed.
 

 

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