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-rrhagia

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

Nearby words

  1. -rhea,
  2. -rhiza,
  3. -rhoea,
  4. -ridden,
  5. -rigged,
  6. -rrhaphy,
  7. -rrhea,
  8. -rrhexis,
  9. -rrhiza,
  10. -rrhoea
Also -rhagia, -rhage, -rrhage, -rhagy, -rrhagy.

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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Medicine definitions for -rrhagia

-rrhagia

suff.

An abnormal or excessive flow or discharge:menorrhagia.
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