Medical Terminology / Unit 2 MedTerm 0074 short lesson, about 20 seconds
-rrhagia: Bursting Forth
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The idea
The suffix rrhagia names bursting forth, most often excessive bleeding, from the structure its root identifies.
In practice
Menorrhagia is excessive bleeding during menstruation.
Where people slip
Four suffixes begin with double r and name different events entirely.
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