epistaxic

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adjective

Of or pertaining to epistaxis.

“Upon investigation, such bleeding may be found to be epistaxic rather than esophageal.”

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Meanings

adjectiveepistaxic (comparative more epistaxic, superlative most epistaxic)

comparative more epistaxic · superlative most epistaxic

  1. Of or pertaining to epistaxis.

    Upon investigation, such bleeding may be found to be epistaxic rather than esophageal.

Origin

From epistaxis + -ic.

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APA

epistaxic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epistaxic

MLA

“epistaxic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epistaxic. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “epistaxic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epistaxic.

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