-rrhagia

English

Etymology

From Latin -rrhagia, from Ancient Greek -ραγία (-ragía), from the stem of ῥήγνυμι (rhḗgnumi, “to break, burst”).

Suffix

-rrhagia

1. (medicine) Forms nouns indicating excessive discharge or haemorrhage from an organ.

Coordinate terms

• -rrhea (also concerns flow)

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -rrhagia