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一些醫學"英文" 字根-rrhea/-rrhoea

-rrhea/-rrhoea

-rrhea (-rrhoea 英國拼法)

Main Entry:
-rrhea
Function:
noun combining form
Etymology:
Middle English -ria, from Late Latin -rrhoea, from Greek -rrhoia, from rhoia, from rhein to flow — more at stream
: flow : discharge 都表非自願流出/射出


例如

<leukorrhea 白帶 >

Main Entry:
leu·kor·rhea Listen to the pronunciation of leukorrhea
Pronunciation:
\ˌlü-kə-ˈrē-ə\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
New Latin
Date:
circa 1797
: a whitish viscid discharge from the vagina resulting from inflammation or congestion of the mucous membrane



gonorrhea 淋病
Main Entry:
gon·or·rhea Listen to the pronunciation of gonorrhea
Pronunciation:
\ˌgä-nə-ˈrē-ə\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
New Latin, from Late Latin, morbid loss of semen, from Greek gonorrhoia, from gon- + -rrhoia -rrhea
Date:
circa 1526
: a contagious inflammation of the genital mucous membrane caused by the gonococcus —called also clap
gon·or·rhe·al Listen to the pronunciation of gonorrheal \-ˈrē-əl\ adjective


diarrhea
Main Entry:
di·ar·rhea Listen to the pronunciation of diarrhea
Pronunciation:
\ˌdī-ə-ˈrē-ə\
Function:
noun 腹瀉
Etymology:
Middle English diaria, from Late Latin diarrhoea, from Greek diarrhoia, from diarrhein to flow through, from dia- + rhein to flow — more at stream
Date:
14th century
1 : abnormally frequent intestinal evacuations with more or less fluid stools 2 : excessive flow diarrhe>>
di·ar·rhe·al Listen to the pronunciation of diarrheal \-ˈrē-əl\ adjective




logorrhea 多語症
: excessive and often incoherent talkativeness or wordiness

spermatorrhea 遺精

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