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Noun: epistaxis  ,e-pi'stak-sis
  1. Bleeding from the nose
    "He suffered from frequent epistaxis during the dry winter months";
    - nosebleed

Derived forms: epistaxises

Type of: bleeding, haemorrhage [Brit, Cdn], hemorrhage [N. Amer]

Encyclopedia: Epistaxis