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epistaxis

/ˌɛpɪˈstæksɪs/

epistaxis noun: nosebleed.

Noun

epistaxis (plural epistaxes)

  1. Nosebleed.

epistaxis meaning in Tamil, Tagalog, Arabic and Vietnamese

epistaxis in Tamil

nosebleed
சில்லிமூக்கு cillimūkku, இல்லிமூக்கு illimūkku

epistaxis in Tagalog

nosebleed
balinguyngoy

epistaxis in Arabic

nosebleed
رعاف

epistaxis in Vietnamese

nosebleed
chảy máu cam
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Dhivehi
ނޭފަތުން ލޭއައުން nēfatun̊ lēaun̊

Forms of epistaxis

pluralepistaxes

Origin of epistaxis

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

Words formed from epistaxis

Questions about epistaxis

What does epistaxis mean?
Epistaxis means nosebleed.
What is epistaxis in Tamil?
Epistaxis in Tamil is சில்லிமூக்கு (cillimūkku), இல்லிமூக்கு (illimūkku). See Epistaxis meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is epistaxis?
Epistaxis is a noun.
How do you pronounce epistaxis?
Epistaxis is pronounced /ˌɛpɪˈstæksɪs/.
What is the plural of epistaxis?
The plural of epistaxis is epistaxes.

Words near epistaxis in the dictionary

  1. epistatic
  2. epistatically
  3. epistatics
  4. epistaxes
  5. epistaxic
  6. epistaxis
  7. epistellar
  8. epistellar Jovian
  9. epistellar Jovians
  10. epistemai
  11. episteme

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