-rrhagia
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a combining form with the meanings “rupture,” “profuse discharge,” “abnormal flow,” used in the formation of compound words: bronchorrhagia.
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Origin of -rrhagia
<Greek -rrhagia, combining form akin to rhēgnýnai to break, burst, shatter
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British Dictionary definitions for -rrhagia
-rrhagia
n combining form
(in pathology) an abnormal discharge or flowmenorrhagia
Word Origin for -rrhagia
from Greek -rrhagia a bursting forth, from rhēgnunai to burst, break
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Medical definitions for -rrhagia
-rrhagia
suff.
An abnormal or excessive flow or discharge:menorrhagia.
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