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nosebleed, nasal hemorrhage hemorrhage , escape of blood from the circulation (arteries, veins, capillaries) to the internal or external tissues. The term is usually applied to a loss of blood that is copious enough to threaten health or life.
..... Click the link for more information. occurring as the result of local injury or disturbance. Most nosebleeds are not serious and occur when one of the small veins of the septum (the partition between the nostrils) ruptures. These will usually stop without treatment or when pressure is applied to the nose. A nosebleed may also occur in association with infections, heart failure, hypertension hypertension or high blood pressure, elevated blood pressure resulting from an increase in the amount of blood pumped by the heart or from increased resistance to the flow of blood through the small arterial blood vessels (arterioles).
..... Click the link for more information. (high blood pressure), arteriosclerosis arteriosclerosis , general term for a condition characterized by thickening, hardening, and loss of elasticity of the walls of the blood vessels. These changes are frequently accompanied by accumulations inside the vessel walls of lipids, e.g.
..... Click the link for more information. , scurvy scurvy, deficiency disorder resulting from a lack of vitamin C (ascorbic acid) in the diet. Scurvy does not occur in most animals because they can synthesize their own vitamin C, but humans, other primates, guinea pigs, and a few other species lack an enzyme
..... Click the link for more information. , leukemia leukemia , cancerous disorder of the blood-forming tissues (bone marrow, lymphatics, liver, spleen) characterized by excessive production of immature or mature leukocytes (white blood cells; see blood) and consequently a crowding-out of red blood cells and platelets.
..... Click the link for more information. , hemophilia hemophilia , genetic disease in which the clotting ability of the blood is impaired and excessive bleeding results. The disease is transmitted through females but almost invariably affects male offspring only.
..... Click the link for more information. , and other disorders. Persistent nosebleeds should be brought to the attention of a physician, who can stop the bleeding with vasoconstrictors and topical anesthetics.

nosebleed

bleeding from the nose, as the result of injury, etc.

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For the last month I have been getting nosebleeds approximately three times a week.

Clearing up your nose problems; HEALTHMATTERS YOUR MEDICAL QUERIES ... by South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales)

Most nosebleeds occur on the tip of the nasal septum, the tissue that separates the two sides of the nose.

Nosebleed ? Symptoms and Cures by Richard James / Health, general community

offers NoseBudd, a reusable product designed to help stop nosebleeds through the use of cold therapy and gentle pressure of the user's fingers.

Nosebleed relief by Ear, Nose and Throat Journal

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