Kiesselbach's plexus

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Kiesselbach's plexus (kees-ĕl-bahks) n. a collection of capillaries in the mucosa at the anterior part of the nasal septum. Nosebleeds frequently have their origin from this plexus. See epistaxis, Little's area. [ W. Kiesselbach (1839–1902), German laryngologist]