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pseudoepistaxis

pseudoepistaxis noun: blood flow exiting the nostrils that is not due to a true nosebleed, that is, not truly originating from the nasal cavity; examples include blood coughed up through the airway and ending up in the nasal cavity, then dripping out.

Noun

pseudoepistaxis (uncountable)

  1. Blood flow exiting the nostrils that is not due to a true nosebleed, that is, not truly originating from the nasal cavity; examples include blood coughed up through the airway and ending up in the nasal cavity, then dripping out.

Origin of pseudoepistaxis

From pseudo- + epistaxis.

Questions about pseudoepistaxis

What does pseudoepistaxis mean?
Pseudoepistaxis means blood flow exiting the nostrils that is not due to a true nosebleed, that is, not truly originating from the nasal cavity; examples include blood coughed up through the airway and ending up in the nasal cavity, then dripping out.
What part of speech is pseudoepistaxis?
Pseudoepistaxis is a noun.

Words near pseudoepistaxis in the dictionary

  1. pseudoepiphysis
  2. pseudoepiphyte
  3. pseudoepiphytes
  4. pseudoepipleural
  5. pseudoepipleuron
  6. pseudoepistaxis
  7. pseudoepithelial
  8. pseudoepitheliomatous
  9. pseudoequalitarian
  10. pseudoequatorial
  11. pseudoequilibria

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