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The word ending -rrhexis from Gr. rhexis, breaking, means "a bursting, a rupture, a breaking". [amniorrhexis, lit. amniotic (membrane) bursting, anarrhexis, lit. breaking again, hepatorrhexis, lit. liver rupture, rhexis, lit. bursting or rupture condition] [] (rel. to rhagadi-, -rrhag-, rhegma-)
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rhex-, -rrhexis You're Sid from the movie Toy Story and you're watching the slow motion film of a Tryannosaurus Rex (rhex-, -rrhexis) as it's beginning to fracture, then rupture, and finally burst apart. It's cool to watch what a cherry bomb will do to a plastic toy.
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∙ 11y agoA break or bursting of something.
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The root word 'rrhexis' means 'rupture.'
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The root is rupt-.
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What does the root word rrhexis mean?
The root word 'rrhexis' means 'rupture.'
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-rrhexis meaning to rupture
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The pipe will rupture if you don't reduce the pressure. That rupture is just going to get bigger and bigger.
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If you are not more careful with that balloon, it might rupture so use caution.
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