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Pronunciation / Transliteration: epistassi
"Un improvviso attacco di epistassi richiede di mantenere la calma."
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Medical term for bleeding from the nose, resulting from the rupture of tiny vessels in the mucous membrane of the nasal cavity.
"The patient presented to the emergency department with a severe case of recurrent epistaxis."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the ancient Greek word epistaxis, meaning bleeding from the nose, formed from the prefix epi- (upon, towards) and stazein (to drip or drop). The term entered medical English in the late 17th century as a formal clinical descriptor for nasal hemorrhage, preserving its classical Greek roots.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Epistaxis" is said worldwide
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épistaxis
Transliteration: épistaxis
"L'enfant a eu une épistaxis après avoir joué au soleil."
Nasenbluten
Transliteration: Nasenbluten
"Plötzliches Nasenbluten kann durch trockene Raumluft verursacht werden."
epistassi
Transliteration: epistassi
"Un improvviso attacco di epistassi richiede di mantenere la calma."
epistaxis
Transliteration: epistaxis
"La epistaxis es un síntoma común durante los meses de invierno."
epistaxe
Transliteration: epistaxe
"O médico examinou o paciente após um episódio de epistaxe."
नकसीर
Transliteration: nakasir
"गर्मी के कारण उसे नकसीर फूट गई।"
鼻出血
Transliteration: bí chū xuè
"干燥的天气容易引起鼻出血。"
코피
Transliteration: kopi
"피로가 쌓여서 코피가 났다."
鼻出血
Transliteration: bishukketsu
"乾燥すると鼻出血を起こしやすくなります。"
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