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rhexis
[ rek-sis ]
noun
Pathology.
plural rhexes
- rupture, as of a blood vessel, organ, or cell.
rhexis
/ ˈɛɪ /
noun
- med the rupture of an organ or blood vessel
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of rhexis1
1375–1425; < New Latin < Greek ê澱 a breaking, cleft, derivative of ŧýԲ to break, break loose; replacing late Middle English rixis (attested once) ≪ Greek, as above
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of rhexis1
C17: from Greek ŧ澱 a bursting
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