-rrhagia

a combining form with the meanings “rupture,” “profuse discharge,” “abnormal flow,” used in the formation of compound words: bronchorrhagia.
Also -rhagia, -rhage, -rrhage, -rhagy, -rrhagy.

Origin of -rrhagia

< Greek -rrhagia, combining form akin to rhēgnýnai to break, burst, shatter

Words nearby -rrhagia

-rhea, -rhiza, -rhoea, -ridden, -rigged, -rrhagia, -rrhaphy, -rrhea, -rrhexis, -rrhiza, -rrhoea

British Dictionary definitions for -rrhagia

-rrhagia

n combining form

(in pathology) an abnormal discharge or flow menorrhagia

Word Origin for -rrhagia

from Greek -rrhagia a bursting forth, from rhēgnunai to burst, break

Medical definitions for -rrhagia

-rrhagia

suff.

An abnormal or excessive flow or discharge:menorrhagia.