Medical Terminology / Unit 2 MedTerm 0075 short lesson, about 20 seconds
-rrhea: Flow or Discharge
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The idea
The suffix rrhea names a flow or discharge from the structure its root identifies.
In practice
Rhinorrhea is discharge from the nose.
Where people slip
Rrhea is a flow, not a rupture and not a hemorrhage.
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