‖ staxis Path.
(ˈstæksɪs)
[mod.L., a. Gr. στάξις a dripping, f. στάζειν to drop, drip.]
‘Slight defluxion of any humour, as nasal hæmorrhage’ (Syd. Soc. Lex.).
| 1745 R. James Med. Dict. III. s.v., A Staxis, in the Doctrine of Crises, is justly condemned as indicating a Weakness and Decay of Strength in Nature. |