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epistaxis

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˌɛpɪˈstæksɪs/

1

noun

Meaning 1

Nosebleed.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: medicine, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

bleeding from the nose

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: nosebleed

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: bleeding, hemorrhage, haemorrhage

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

26 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: رعاف — nosebleed
  • Catalan: epistaxi — nosebleed
  • Cebuano: sunggo — nosebleed
  • Chinese Mandarin: 鼻出血 (Taiwan:bí chū xiě) — nosebleed
  • Chinese Mandarin: 流鼻血 (Taiwan:liú bí xiě) — nosebleed
  • Dhivehi: ނޭފަތުން ލޭއައުން (nēfatun̊ lēaun̊) — nosebleed
  • Dutch: epistaxis — nosebleed
  • Finnish: nenäverenvuoto — nosebleed
  • Finnish: epistaksis — nosebleed
  • French: épistaxis — nosebleed
  • French: saignement de nez — nosebleed
  • German: Epistaxis — nosebleed
  • German: Nasenbluten — nosebleed
  • Greek: επίσταξη (epístaxi) — nosebleed
  • Italian: epistassi — nosebleed
  • Korean: 코피 (kopi) — nosebleed
  • Korean: 비출혈 (bichulhyeol) — nosebleed
  • Portuguese: epistaxe — nosebleed
  • Sicilian: ipistassi — nosebleed
  • Spanish: epistaxis — nosebleed
  • Tagalog: balinguyngoy — nosebleed
  • Tamil: சில்லிமூக்கு (cillimūkku) — nosebleed
  • Tamil: இல்லிமூக்கு (illimūkku) — nosebleed
  • Vietnamese: chảy máu cam — nosebleed
  • Welsh: epistasis — nosebleed
  • Welsh: gwaedu trwyn — nosebleed