-rrhexis

noun combining form

-r·​rhex·​is

ˈreksə̇s

plural -rrhexes

-kˌsēz

: rupture

hysterorrhexis

: splitting

onychorrhexis

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek rhēxis action or process of breaking, from rhēgnynai to break, burst, rend

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