-rrhea

-rrhea
noun combining form Etymology: Middle English -ria, from Late Latin -rrhoea, from Greek -rrhoia, from rhoia, from rhein to flow — more at stream flow ; discharge <
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  • -rrhea — [rē′ə] [ModL < Gr rrhoia < rheein, to flow: see STREAM] combining form flow, discharge [seborrhea]: also rrhoea …   English World dictionary

  • -rrhea — a combining form meaning flow, discharge, used in the formation of compound words: gonorrhea. Also, rhea. Cf. rheo . [ < NL rrhoea < Gk rrhoia, comb. form repr. rhoía a flow, akin to rheîn to flow, STREAM] * * * …   Universalium

  • -rrhea — A flowing; a flux. [G. rhoia, a flow] * * * [Gr. rhoia flow] a word termination denoting flow or discharge …   Medical dictionary

  • -rrhea — r·rhea …   English syllables

  • -rrhea — or rhea or rhoea or rrhoea, aff. a combining form meaning “flow,”“discharge”: menorrhea; pyorrhea[/ex] • Etymology: < NL rrhoea < Gk rrhoia, comb. form repr. rhoía a flow, akin to rheîn to flow, stream …   From formal English to slang

  • -rrhea — …   Useful english dictionary

  • -rrhoea — noun combining form see rrhea * * * var. of rrhea. * * * rrhoea, rrhea formative element [ad. Gr. ρροια (as in διάρροια diarrhœa, γονόρροια gonorrhœa), f. ῥοία flux, flow], used in various medical terms, as logorrhœa, mucorrhœa …   Useful english dictionary

  • hydrorrhea — A profuse discharge of watery fluid from any part of the body. [hydro + G. rhoia, flow] h. gravidae, h. gravidarum discharge of a watery fluid from the vagina during pregnancy. * * * hy·dro·rrhea or chiefly Brit hy·dro·rrhoea rē ə …   Medical dictionary

  • -rrhoea — See rrhea. * * * suffix denoting a flow or discharge from an organ or part. Example: rhinorrhoea (from the nose). * * * see rrhea …   Medical dictionary

  • amenorrhea — noun Etymology: New Latin, from a + Greek mēn month + New Latin o + rrhea more at moon Date: 1804 abnormal absence or suppression of menses • amenorrheic adjective …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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