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blood nose

blood nose noun: a nose that is bleeding internally.

Noun

blood nose (plural blood noses)

  1. (Australia) A nose that is bleeding internally.
  2. (Australia) A haemorrhage from the nose; a nosebleed.
    • If you have very frequent blood noses or severe blood noses, your GP may refer you to an ENT surgeon.2023, “Archived copy”, in Dr Bridget Clancy, archived from the original on 02 Sep 2023
    • The officer was transported by ambulance to the Royal Melbourne Hospital where he received treatment for a blood nose and swelling to the face.2013 September 12, Rania Spooner and Thomas O'Byrne, The Age

Forms of blood nose

pluralblood noses

Questions about blood nose

What does blood nose mean?
Blood nose means a nose that is bleeding internally.
What part of speech is blood nose?
Blood nose is a noun.
What is the plural of blood nose?
The plural of blood nose is blood noses.

Words near blood nose in the dictionary

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  3. blood money
  4. blood moon
  5. blood moons
  6. blood nose
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  8. blood orange
  9. blood oranges
  10. blood out
  11. blood partridge

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