blood nose

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Noun

blood nose (plural blood noses)

  1. (Australia) A nose that is bleeding internally.
  2. (Australia) A haemorrhage from the nose; a nosebleed.
    • 2023, Dr Bridget Clancy‎:
      If you have very frequent blood noses or severe blood noses, your GP may refer you to an ENT surgeon.
    • 2013 September 12, Rania Spooner and Thomas O'Byrne, The Age‎:
      The officer was transported by ambulance to the Royal Melbourne Hospital where he received treatment for a blood nose and swelling to the face.

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