-rrhoea
esp US -rrhea
Word Origin for -rrhoea
Words nearby -rrhoea
WORDS THAT USE -RRHOEA
What does -rrhoea mean?
The combining form -rrhoea is used like a suffix meaning “flow” or “discharge.” It is often used in medical terms, including in pathology.
The form -rrhoea comes from the Greek rhoía, meaning “a flow” (like a stream).
The form -rrhoea, along with -rhoea, are chiefly British English variants of -rrhea. In some, now usually historical instances, the letters –oe- may be written as a ligature œ, as in -rrhœa.
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Examples of -rrhoea
An example of one word that features -rrhoea is logorrhoea, meaning “excessive, uncontrollable, or incoherent talkativeness.”
The first part of the word, logo-, means “word” or “speech.” As we know, -rrhoea means “flow.” Taken together, logorrhoea is “a flow of speech.” In American English, the word is spelled logorrhea.
What are some words that use the combining form -rrhoea?
- amenorrhoea
- diarrhoea (from the Greek diárrhoia)
- dysmenorrhoea
- galactorrhoea
- leucorrhoea
- menorrhoea
- pyorrhoea
What are some other forms that -rrhoea may be commonly confused with?