-rrhagia

noun combining form

Definition of -RRHAGIA

: abnormal or excessive discharge or flow <metrorrhagia>

New Latin, from Greek, from rhēgnynai to break, burst; probably akin to Lithuanian rėžti to cut

Medical Dictionary

noun combining form -r·rha·gia \ˈrā-j(ē-)ə, ˈrā-zhə, ˈräj-ə, ˈräzh-\

: abnormal or excessive discharge or flow <metrorrhagia>

—-r·rha·gic \ˈra-jik\ adjective combining form

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