epistaxis

/ˌɛpɪˈstæksɪs/

epistaxis

English Noun

Definition

Nosebleed.

Etymology

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