-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, break
-rrhagia suff.
an abnormal or excessive flow or discharge: menorrhagia.
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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-.
- -rhiza
variant of -rrhiza.
- -rhoea
variant of -rrhea.
- -ridden
a combining form meaning “obsessed with,” “overwhelmed by” (torment-ridden) or “full of,” “burdened with” (debt-ridden).