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epistaxis
ep·i·stax·is [ èppi stáksiss ] (plural ep·i·stax·es [ èppi sták sz ])


noun 
Definition:
 
medicine  ( technical )
Same as  nosebleed
[Late 18th century. Via modern Latin< Greek< epistazein "to drip at (the nose)" < stazein "to drip"]
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