epistaxis
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See also: épistaxis
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἐπίσταξις (epístaxis, “nosebleed”): ἐπί (epí, “above, over, on, upon, besides”) + στάζω (stázō, “to drip (from the nostrils)”).
Pronunciation
Noun
epistaxis (plural epistaxes)
Hyponyms
Coordinate terms
Translations
nosebleed
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Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French épistaxis.
Noun
epistaxis n (uncountable)
Declension
declension of epistaxis (singular only)
| singular | ||
|---|---|---|
| n gender | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
| nominative/accusative | (un) epistaxis | epistaxisul |
| genitive/dative | (unui) epistaxis | epistaxisului |
| vocative | epistaxisule | |
Spanish
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἐπίσταξις (epístaxis).
Pronunciation
Noun
epistaxis f (plural epistaxis)
Further reading
- “epistaxis”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014