-rrhea


a combining form meaning “flow,” “discharge,” used in the formation of compound words:
gonorrhea.
also, -rhea.
compare rheo-.
-rrhoea
combining form
(in pathology) a discharge or flow diarrhoea
word origin
from new latin, from greek -rrhoia, from rhoia a flowing, from rhein to flow

-rrhea suff.
flow; discharge: seborrhea.

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