epistaxis

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

IPA^(key): /ˌɛpɪˈstæksɪs/ (plural IPA^(key): /ˌɛpɪˈstækˌsiz/)

Noun

epistaxis (plural epistaxes)

(medicine) nosebleed

Translations

nosebleed

Arabic: رعاف‎‎
Chinese:
Mandarin: (medical)鼻出血 (zh) (Taiwan:bí chū xiě), (casual) 流鼻血 (zh) (Taiwan:liú bí xiě)
Dhivehi: ނޭފަތުން ލޭއައުން‎‎ (nēfatun lēaun)
Dutch: epistaxis (nl) f
French: épistaxis (fr) f, (casual) saignement de nez (fr) m

German: Epistaxis (de) f
Greek: επίσταξη (el) f (epístaxi)
Korean: 코피 (ko) (kopi)
Portuguese: epistaxe (pt) f
Tagalog: balinguyngoy (tl)
Vietnamese: chảy máu cam

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