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Exercise 3
Perhaps you have noticed that the suffix -rrhea seems to be similar to the suffix -rrhage which appears in such terms as hemorrhage.
- -rrhea means flow, discharge
- -rrhagia means to burst forth, excessive flow
Thus, you might describe an abnormal uterine hemorrhage a condition of (select one).
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Answer:
B. methorrhagia
A bursting forth of blood from the uterus; uterine bleeding occurring at completely irregular intervals, the period of flow sometimes being prolonged.
You may be more familiar with the term menorrhagia which is composed of the word root form month (men(o)) and the suffix -rrhagia meaning excessive menstrual flow.
