épistaxis
French, noun/e.pis.tak.sis/
épistaxis is a French feminine noun meaning “nosebleed” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Écoulement de sang par les narines”.
What does épistaxis mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininenosebleed
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Écoulement de sang par les narines.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce épistaxis?
- /e.pis.tak.sis/
- \e.pis.tak.sis\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to épistaxis
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is épistaxis in French?
épistaxis appears about once in every 28 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).