rhexis
[ rek-sis ]
noun,plural rhex·es [rek-seez]. /ˈrɛk siz/. Pathology.
rupture, as of a blood vessel, organ, or cell.
Origin of rhexis
11375–1425; <New Latin <Greek rhêxis a breaking, cleft, derivative of rhēgnýnai to break, break loose; replacing late Middle English rixis (attested once) ≪ Greek, as above
Words Nearby rhexis
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How to use rhexis in a sentence
In these cases hemorrhage by rhexis is altogether more probable even when ruptured vessels cannot be demonstrated.
It is supposed that in many such cases the hemorrhage is due to diapedesis, and not to rupture of a blood-vessel (rhexis).
British Dictionary definitions for rhexis
rhexis
/ (ˈrɛksɪs) /
noun
med the rupture of an organ or blood vessel
Origin of rhexis
1C17: from Greek rhēxis a bursting
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