apostaxis

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noun

The abnormal loss of nutritive or secreted fluids by bleeding, gumming etc.

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Meanings

nounapostaxis (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebiologyThe abnormal loss of nutritive or secreted fluids by bleeding, gumming etc.

    As in other cases of Apostaxis the urgency of the case depends entirely on the extent of the symptoms, and it is probable that the discharge never so great naturally as to prove really injurious.

    1855, The Gardeners' Chronicle and Agricultural Gazette, page 173
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apostaxis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/apostaxis

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “apostaxis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/apostaxis.

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