nosebleed

[ nohz-bleed ]
/ ˈnoʊzˌblid /

noun

bleeding from the nose.
red trillium.

Origin of nosebleed

1400–50 as plant name; 1850–55 for def 1; late Middle English; see nose, bleed

Words nearby nosebleed

nose to the grindstone, nose to the grindstone, keep one's, nose wheel, nosebag, noseband, nosebleed, nosecount, nosedive, nosegay, nosepiece, nosewheel

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British Dictionary definitions for nosebleed

nosebleed
/ (ˈnəʊzˌbliːd) /

noun

bleeding from the nose, as the result of injury, etc Technical name: epistaxis

Medical definitions for nosebleed

nosebleed
[ nōz′blēd′ ]

n.

A nasal hemorrhage; bleeding from the nose.