-rrhagia
a combining form with the meanings “rupture,” “profuse discharge,” “abnormal flow,” used in the formation of compound words: bronchorrhagia.
Origin of -rrhagia
1<Greek -rrhagia, combining form akin to rhēgnýnai to break, burst, shatter
- Also -rhagia, -rhage, -rrhage, -rhagy, -rrhagy.
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British Dictionary definitions for -rrhagia
-rrhagia
n combining form
(in pathology) an abnormal discharge or flow: menorrhagia
Origin of -rrhagia
1from Greek -rrhagia a bursting forth, from rhēgnunai to burst, break
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