-rrhagia

-rrhagia
Excessive or unusual discharge; hemorrhage. [G. rhegnymi, to burst forth]

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suffix denoting
excessive or abnormal flow or discharge from an organ or part. Examples: haemorrhage (excessive bleeding); menorrhagia (excessive menstrual flow).

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see -rrhage.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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