nose-bleeding
Definition
- Noun:
- The condition or instance of blood flowing from the nose: "nose-bleeding" refers to the medical event where blood discharges from the nasal passages, often due to injury, dryness, or underlying health issues.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- He experienced sudden nose-bleeding after the dry weather. (Blood came from his nose unexpectedly.)
- Nose-bleeding is common in young children during winter months. (The condition occurs frequently in children.)
- The doctor treated the patient's nose-bleeding by applying pressure. (Medical care for the bleeding.)
Advanced Usage
"to have nose-bleeding": to experience the condition.
- She had nose-bleeding while climbing the mountain. (She bled from her nose at high altitude.)
"to stop nose-bleeding": to halt the flow of blood from the nose.
- He pinched his nostrils to stop the nose-bleeding. (He applied pressure to cease the bleeding.)
Variants and Related Words
Nosebleed (n): a single instance of blood flowing from the nose (more common spelling).
- A sudden nosebleed interrupted his speech. (A brief episode of nasal bleeding.)
Nose-bleeding (adj): prone to or characterized by bleeding from the nose.
- The nose-bleeding patient was advised to avoid dry air. (The patient who frequently bleeds from the nose.)
Synonyms
Epistaxis: the medical term for nosebleed or nose-bleeding.
- Epistaxis is often treated with nasal packing. (Medical condition of nose bleeding.)
Nasal hemorrhage: bleeding from the nose.
- The nasal hemorrhage was caused by a minor injury. (Blood loss from the nasal cavity.)
Related Idioms
Nose-bleeding seat: a very high seat in a stadium or theatre (informal, humorous).
- We could barely see the game from the nose-bleeding seats. (Seats located very high up, far from the action.)
To make someone's nose bleed: to hit someone hard on the nose or defeat them severely (colloquial).
- The boxer aimed to make his opponent's nose bleed in the first round. (Cause physical injury to the nose.)