-rel
a noun suffix having a diminutive or pejorative force:
wastrel.
also, -erel.
-rel
suffix
mainly disparaging indicating a person or thing viewed as diminutive, trivial, or worthless mongrel, wastrel
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variant of -rrhagia. also, -rhage, -rhagy. -rrhagia 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. -rrhagia combining form (in pathology) an abnormal discharge or flow menorrhagia word origin from greek -rrhagia a bursting forth, from rhēgnunai to burst, […]
- -rhagia
variant of -rrhagia. also, -rhage, -rhagy.
- -rhagy
variant of -rrhagia. also, -rhage, -rhagy. -rrhagia 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. -rrhagia combining form (in pathology) an abnormal discharge or flow menorrhagia word origin from greek -rrhagia a bursting forth, from rhēgnunai to burst, […]
- -rhaphy
a combining form meaning “suture,” used in the formation of compound words: herniorrhaphy. also, -rhaphy. -rrhaphy suff. surgical suture: aneurysmorrhaphy.
- -rhea
variant of -rrhea. compare rheo-.