rhexis

[ rek-sis ]

noun,plural rhex·es [rek-seez]. /ˈrɛk siz/. Pathology.
  1. rupture, as of a blood vessel, organ, or cell.

Origin of rhexis

1
1375–1425; <New Latin <Greek rhêxis a breaking, cleft, derivative of rhēgnýnai to break, break loose; replacing late Middle English rixis (attested once) ≪ Greek, as above

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rhexis

/ (ˈrɛksɪs) /


noun
  1. med the rupture of an organ or blood vessel

Origin of rhexis

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C17: from Greek rhēxis a bursting

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