rhin-

1. variant of rhino- before a vowel:

   rhinencephalon.

Example Sentences

It was still not too late, probably, for a messenger to catch him at the Hôtel du Rhin before he left.

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He dressed at the "Rhin," put on an overcoat, and set out to walk to the Rue Gaillard about half-past seven.

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On the frontier of the former dpartement of the Haut-Rhin, one may view an immense horizon from the south to the north.

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She had been stopping with her daughter at the Htel du Rhin, but whether or not she was still there the clerk did not know.

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A direct hit on the Hotel du Rhin would make a nasty mess in this vaulted room and end a game of cards.

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Words That Use rhin-

What does rhin- mean?

Rhin- is a combining form used like a prefix meaning “nose.” It is often used in medical terms.

Rhin- comes from the Greek rhī́s, meaning “nose.”

Rhin- is a variant of rhino-, which loses its -o- when combined with words or word elements beginning with vowels.

Want to know more? Read our Words That Use rhino- article.

Examples of rhin-

An example of one of the many medical terms that use rhin- is rhinitis, meaning “inflammation of the nose or its mucous membrane.”

We know that rhin- means “nose.” The second part of the word, -itis, is a combining form used in medical terms to denote “inflammation.” So, rhinitis translates literally to “nose inflammation.”

What are some words that use the combining form rhin-?

• rhinal
• rhinalgia
• rhinedema
• rhinencephalon

What are some other forms that rhin- may be commonly confused with?

• rhiz-
• rhizo-
• ribo-

The Rhine is a famous river flowing through central Europe, notably Germany. While it begins with the letters rhin-, the name of the Rhine is unrelated to the combining form rhin-, meaning “nose.”

Break it down!

The combining form –algia is used as a suffix in medical terminology to mean “pain.” If rhin- means “nose,” then what is a medical term for “pain in the nose”?