epIstaxis

[From Gr. epistazō, fut. epistaxoto let fall or drop upon: epi =upon, and stazo =to drop.] Med.: Bleeding from the nose. ě-pis-tě-mol-o-gỹ, s . [Gr. epistēmē =knowledge, and logos a word, a discourse.] The theory or science of the method or grounds of knowledge. ěp-i-ster-na, s . pl . [Gr. epi =upon, and stern on =the breast, the chest.] Zool.: The lateral pieces of the inferior or ventral arc of any somite in a crustacean.