Origin

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

-rrhagia

Word Origin

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

bronchorrhagia.

Also, -rhagia, -rhage, -rrhage, -rhagy, -rrhagy.

Origin

< Greek -rrhagia, combining form akin to rhēgnýnai to break, burst, shatter

Related Words

bronchorrhagia
hemorrhage
menorrhagia
metrorrhagia

-rrhagiavariant of -rhagia.

Also, -rrhage, -rrhagy.

-rrhagia
noun combining form

ETYMOLOGY New Latin, from Greek, from rhēgnynai to break, burst; probably akin to Lithuanian rėžti to cut

: abnormal or excessive discharge or flow
metrorrhagia

-rrhagia /ˈreɪdʒɪə/ suffix.

ORIGIN: Modern Latin from Greek, from base of rhēgnunai break, burst: cf. haemorrhagy.

Medicine. Forming nouns with the sense ‘flow, discharge, of an abnormal or excessive character’, as blennorrhagia, menorrhagia, metrorrhagia.

-r·rha·gia
\ˈrāj(ē)ə\ noun combining form
(-s)
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek, from rhēgnynai to break, burst, rend — more at rhagades
: abnormal or excessive discharge or flow
< enterorrhagia >
< metrorrhagia >

-rrhagia

Suffix

medicine Forming nouns indicating excessive discharge or haemorrhage from an organ.

Etymology

From Latin -rrhagia, from Ancient Greek -ραγία (-ragía), from the stem of ῥηγνύναι (rhēgnúnai, “to break, burst”).

Derived terms

English words suffixed with -rrhagia

词汇	-rrhagia
词根词缀	AHD Collins Dictionary.com Macquarie MWCD SOED Webster Wiktionary -rrhagia suff.（后缀） Abnormal or excessive flow or discharge: 不正常的排出，超量溢流： menorrhagia. 月经过多语源 Greek -rragia 希腊语 -rragia from rhēgnunai rhag- [to burst forth] 源自 rhēgnunai rhag- [溢出，暴发] -rrhagia combining form in countable noun (in pathology) an abnormal discharge or flow ⇒ menorrhagia Origin from Greek -rrhagia a bursting forth, from rhēgnunai to burst, break -rrhagia Word Origin 1 a combining form with the meanings “rupture,” “profuse discharge,” “abnormal flow,” used in the formation of compound words: bronchorrhagia. Also, -rhagia, -rhage, -rrhage, -rhagy, -rrhagy. Origin < Greek -rrhagia, combining form akin to rhēgnýnai to break, burst, shatter Related Words bronchorrhagia hemorrhage menorrhagia metrorrhagia -rrhagiavariant of -rhagia. Also, -rrhage, -rrhagy. -rrhagia noun combining form ETYMOLOGY New Latin, from Greek, from rhēgnynai to break, burst; probably akin to Lithuanian rėžti to cut : abnormal or excessive discharge or flow metrorrhagia -rrhagia /ˈreɪdʒɪə/ suffix. ORIGIN: Modern Latin from Greek, from base of rhēgnunai break, burst: cf. haemorrhagy. Medicine. Forming nouns with the sense ‘flow, discharge, of an abnormal or excessive character’, as blennorrhagia, menorrhagia, metrorrhagia. -r·rha·gia \ˈrāj(ē)ə\ noun combining form (-s) Etymology: New Latin, from Greek, from rhēgnynai to break, burst, rend — more at rhagades : abnormal or excessive discharge or flow < enterorrhagia > < metrorrhagia > -rrhagia Suffix medicine Forming nouns indicating excessive discharge or haemorrhage from an organ. Etymology From Latin -rrhagia, from Ancient Greek -ραγία (-ragía), from the stem of ῥηγνύναι (rhēgnúnai, “to break, burst”). Derived terms ► English words suffixed with -rrhagia
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