-orrhexis, -rhexis, -rrhexis (Greek: used as a suffix; rupture of an organ or vessel; a breaking forth, bursting)
angiorrhexis
An obsolete term for rupture of any vessel, especially of a blood vessel.
arteriorrhexis
cardiorrhexis
cystorrhexis
enterorrhexis
hepatorrhexis
hysterorrhexis
1. Rupture, the tearing, or disruption, of the tissue of the uterus.
2. The rupture of the uterus; especially, when pregnant.
phleborrhexis
Rupture of a vein.
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