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apostaxis

apostaxis noun: the abnormal loss of nutritive or secreted fluids by bleeding, gumming etc.

Noun

apostaxis (uncountable)

  1. The abnormal loss of nutritive or secreted fluids by bleeding, gumming etc.
    • As in other cases of Apostaxis the urgency of the case depends entirely on the extent of the symptoms, and it is probable that the discharge never so great naturally as to prove really injurious.1855, The Gardeners' Chronicle and Agricultural Gazette, page 173

Questions about apostaxis

What does apostaxis mean?
Apostaxis means the abnormal loss of nutritive or secreted fluids by bleeding, gumming etc.
What part of speech is apostaxis?
Apostaxis is a noun.

Words near apostaxis in the dictionary

  1. apostatiz'd
  2. apostatize
  3. apostatized
  4. apostatizes
  5. apostatizing
  6. apostaxis
  7. apostemate
  8. apostemated
  9. apostemates
  10. apostemating
  11. apostemation

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