-rrhea 或 -rrhoea
suff.（后缀）
语源
suff.（后缀）
- Flow; discharge:
流出，排出，溢流：
seborrhea.
皮脂溢性皮炎
语源
- New Latin -rrhoea
现代拉丁语 -rrhoea - from Greek -rrhoia
源自 希腊语 -rrhoia - from rhoia [a flowing]
源自 rhoia [流动] - from rhein [to flow] * see sreu-
源自 rhein [流出] *参见 sreu-
-rrhea
Word Origin
1
a combining form meaning “flow,” “discharge,” used in the formation of compound words:
gonorrhea.
Also, -rhea.
Compare rheo-.
Origin
< New Latin -rrhoea < Greek -rrhoia, combining form representing rhoía a flow, akin to rheîn to flow, stream
Related Words
- -rhea
- -rhoea
- amenorrhea
- amyxorrhea
- dacryorrhea
- galactorrhea
-rrhea
noun combining form
leukorrhea
noun combining form
ETYMOLOGY Middle English -ria, from Late Latin -rrhoea, from Greek -rrhoia, from rhoia, from rhein to flow — more at stream
: flow : dischargeleukorrhea
☞ -rrhea, -rrhoea
-r·rhea
noun combining form
also -r·rhoea\ˈrēə\
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English -ria, from Late Latin -rrhoea, from Greek -rrhoia, from rhoia, from rhein to flow — more at stream
: flow : discharge
< logorrhea >
< Melanorrhoea >
< mucorrhea >
also -r·rhoea
< logorrhea >
< Melanorrhoea >
< mucorrhea >
-rrhea-rrhoea (UK) -rrhœa (obsolete)
Suffix
- flowing
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ῥοία (rhoía, “flow, flux”).
Derived terms
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