rhexis

American

[rek-sis] / ˈrɛk sɪs /

noun

Pathology.

rupture, as of a blood vessel, organ, or cell.

rhexis British

/ ˈrɛksɪs /

noun

med the rupture of an organ or blood vessel

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noun

rhexes

plural

Etymology

Origin of rhexis

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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