-rrhagia Definition

rājēə, rājə
suffix
Abnormal or excessive flow or discharge.
Menorrhagia.
American Heritage
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Abnormal discharge, excessive flow.
Menorrhagia.
Webster's New World

Origin of -rrhagia

  • ModL < Gr < rhēgnynai, to burst < IE base *wrēg-, to break > Lith režti, to cut, tear

    From Webster's New World College Dictionary, 5th Edition

  • Greek -rrhagiā from rhēgnunai rhag- to burst forth

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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