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-rrhea
Also -rhea,
a combining form meaning “flow,” “discharge,” used in the formation of compound words.
gonorrhea.
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of -rrhea1
From New Latin -rrhoea, from Greek -rrhoia, combining form representing í “a flow,” akin to î “to flow, stream”
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Example Sentences
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“We define logorrhea as excessive and often incoherent talkativeness or wordiness. Logorrhea was created in English in the late 1800s from the Greek words logos, meaning word, reason, speech and -rrhea, from the verb that means to flow,” Merriam Webster explained.
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What does -rrhea mean?
The combining form -rrhea is used like a suffix meaning “flow” or "discharge." It is often used in medical terms, especially in pathology.The form -rrhea comes from the Greek í, meaning “a flow" (like a stream). In Greek, the word í helped form the Greek 徱áǾ, literally “a flowing through,” source of the English diarrhea. Cha cha cha.What are variants of -rrhea?Variants of -rrhea include -rhea (spelled with a single r) and, chiefly in British English, -rrhoea and -rhoea (spelled with an o). The British English spelling of diarrhea is diarrhoea, for instance.
The combining form -rrhea is used like a suffix meaning “flow” or "discharge." It is often used in medical terms, especially in pathology.The form -rrhea comes from the Greek í, meaning “a flow" (like a stream). In Greek, the word í helped form the Greek 徱áǾ, literally “a flowing through,” source of the English diarrhea. Cha cha cha.What are variants of -rrhea?Variants of -rrhea include -rhea (spelled with a single r) and, chiefly in British English, -rrhoea and -rhoea (spelled with an o). The British English spelling of diarrhea is diarrhoea, for instance.
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