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1375–1425; < Neo-Latin < Greek rhêxis a breaking, cleft, derivative of rhēgnýnai to break, break loose; replacing late Middle English rixis (attested once) ≪ Greek, as above
1375–1425; < Neo-Latin < Greek rhêxis a breaking, cleft, derivative of rhēgnýnai to break, break loose; replacing late Middle English rixis (attested once) ≪ Greek, as above
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| —n | |
| med the rupture of an organ or blood vessel | |
| [C17: from Greek rhēxis a bursting] | |
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rhexis rhex·is (rěk'sĭs)
n. pl. rhex·es (rěk'sēz)
Bursting or rupture of an organ or vessel.
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