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-rrhagia

  1. a combining form with the meanings “rupture,” “profuse discharge,” “abnormal flow,” used in the formation of compound words:

    bronchorrhagia.



-rrhagia

combining form

  1. (in pathology) an abnormal discharge or flow

    menorrhagia

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of -rrhagia1

< Greek -rrhagia, combining form akin to rhēgnýnai to break, burst, shatter
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Word History and Origins

Origin of -rrhagia1

from Greek -rrhagia a bursting forth, from rhēgnunai to burst, break

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