-rrhagia

1. a combining form with the meanings “rupture,” “profuse discharge,” “abnormal flow,” used in the formation of compound words:

   bronchorrhagia.

-rrhagia

combining form

1. (in pathology) an abnormal discharge or flow

   menorrhagia

Word History and Origins

Origin of -rrhagia¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of -rrhagia¹

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