-rrhage, -rrhagia
excessive bleeding or flow
From Greek -rrhagia, from rhegnynai, to break, burst
Meaning
What does -rrhage mean?
-rrhage is a suffix meaning excessive bleeding or flow, also written -rrhagia. It comes from Greek -rrhagia, from rhegnynai, to break, burst.
Inside words it is spelled rrhagia.
Both spellings mean the same: hemorrhage uses -rrhage, while menorrhagia and metrorrhagia use -rrhagia.
In real words
Medical words with -rrhage
heavy bleeding: a large escape of blood from the blood vessels · UK spelling: haemorrhage · In the dictionary
abnormally heavy or long menstrual bleeding
bleeding from the uterus at irregular times, especially between periods
heavy, prolonged or irregular bleeding from the uterus, both during periods and between them
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Parts easily confused with -rrhage
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Checked against
Written for biofideX in plain words, after checking these references:
- 1.5 Common Suffixes – Medical Terminology 2e
- 1.4 – Suffix – Building a Medical Terminology Foundation 2e
- -RRHAGIA Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
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Disease and symptoms
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