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# epistaxis

noun (epistaxis) — (medical, formal)

«epistaxis» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

(medical) A nosebleed: bleeding from the nose. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/epistaxis/#m1)

### In the lessons

Doctors and first-aid books use «epistaxis»; everyone else says «nosebleed». In first aid: sit up, lean forward, pinch the soft part of the nose for about ten minutes and breathe through the mouth. Do not tip the head back.

### Examples

- The doctor wrote «epistaxis» on the form, which means a nosebleed. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/epistaxis/#x1)
- Epistaxis is common in children when the air is dry. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/epistaxis/#x2)
- The first-aid poster explains what to do for epistaxis. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/epistaxis/#x3)
- Lean forward, not back, if you have a nosebleed. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/epistaxis/#x4)
- Epistaxis after a bump to the nose should be checked if it will not stop. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/epistaxis/#x5)
- The nurse treated his epistaxis with a cold pack. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/epistaxis/#x6)

### Note

Medical word, uncountable; pronounced ep-ee-STAX-iss. Myth: tipping your head back is wrong — blood can run down the throat. Lean forward and pinch. Get help if bleeding lasts more than about 20 minutes or follows a hard blow.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «epistaxis» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/epistaxis/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«epistaxis» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/epistaxis.html) on Mova free.