Meaning

suffix

-rrhea

flow, discharge

GreekGeneral

Terms built from -rrhea

3 terms in the TermDecode library use this word part. Where a term’s breakdown names the part, the term is shown split into its parts with -rrhea marked.

-rrhea decoded step by step

3 library terms, read one part at a time.

amenorrhea

  1. The prefix a- means “without”.
  2. The root men/o means “menstruation”.
  3. The suffix -rrhea means “flow”.
  4. Together: Absence of menstruation.

dysmenorrhea

  1. The prefix dys- means “painful”.
  2. The root men/o means “menstruation”.
  3. The suffix -rrhea means “flow”.
  4. Together: Painful menstruation.

seborrhea

  1. The root seb/o means “sebum”.
  2. The suffix -rrhea means “flow”.
  3. Together: Excessive secretion of sebum by the sebaceous glands.

Parts that combine with -rrhea

Word parts that appear alongside -rrhea in a library term’s breakdown, with how many terms pair them.

Other examples

Words that use -rrhea but do not yet have their own page in the library.

diarrhearhinorrhea

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