epistaxis

See also: épistaxis

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐπίσταξις (epístaxis, “nosebleed”): ἐπί (epí, “above, over, on, upon, besides”) + στάζω (stázō, “to drip (from the nostrils)”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌɛpɪˈstæksɪs/

Noun

epistaxis (plural epistaxes)

  1. (medicine) nosebleed

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Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French épistaxis.

Noun

epistaxis n (uncountable)

  1. epistaxis

Declension
declension of epistaxis (singular only)
singular
n gender indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) epistaxis epistaxisul
genitive/dative (unui) epistaxis epistaxisului
vocative epistaxisule

Spanish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐπίσταξις (epístaxis).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /episˈtaɡsis/ [e.pisˈt̪aɣ̞.sis]
  • Rhymes: -aɡsis
  • Syllabification: e‧pis‧ta‧xis

Noun

epistaxis f (plural epistaxis)

  1. (pathology) epistaxis

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