Bleeding from the nose It may be caused by a manifestation of a general disease, as in the early stages of acute fevers, from a local disease of the nasal passages, or from high blood pressure
() From Ancient Greek ἐπιστάζω (epistazo) to bleed from the nose : ἐπί epi, "above", "over", "on", "upon", or "besides" + στάζωstazo, "to drip" (from the nostrils).