epistaxis

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
epistaxis
    n 1: bleeding from the nose [syn: {nosebleed}, {epistaxis}]
    
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Epistaxis \Ep`i*stax"is\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'epi` upon + ? to
   drop.] (Med.)
   Bleeding at the nose.
   [1913 Webster] epistemic
    

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