noun
Origin: ModL < Gr epistazein, to bleed at the nose < epi-, upon + stazein, to fall in drops: see stagnate
See epistaxis in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun pl. ep·i·stax·es (-stăkˈsēzˌ)
Origin:
Origin: Greek
Origin: , from epistazein, epistag-, to bleed from the nose
Origin: : epi-, epi-
Origin: + stazein, to drip
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