"rhexis" meaning in All languages combined

See rhexis on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: rhexes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~|rhexes}} rhexis (countable and uncountable, plural rhexes)
  1. (medicine, especially ophthalmology) The rupture of an organ. Tags: countable, especially, uncountable Derived forms: capsulorhexis, capsulorrhexis, karyorrhexis, keratorhexis, rhexistasy

Noun [Latin]

IPA: /ˈrʰeːk.sis/ [Classical-Latin], [ˈrʰeːksɪs] [Classical-Latin], /ˈrek.sis/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [ˈrɛksis] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From the Ancient Greek ῥῆξις (rhêxis). Etymology templates: {{der|la|grc|ῥῆξις}} Ancient Greek ῥῆξις (rhêxis) Head templates: {{la-noun|rhēxis<3>|g=f}} rhēxis f (genitive rhēxis); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|rhēxis<3>}} Forms: rhēxis [canonical, feminine], rhēxis [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], rhēxis [nominative, singular], rhēxēs [nominative, plural], rhēxis [genitive, singular], rhēxium [genitive, plural], rhēxī [dative, singular], rhēxibus [dative, plural], rhēxem [accusative, singular], rhēxēs [accusative, plural], rhēxīs [accusative, plural], rhēxe [ablative, singular], rhēxibus [ablative, plural], rhēxis [singular, vocative], rhēxēs [plural, vocative], rīxis [alternative], rȳxis [alternative]
  1. (Medieval Latin, medicine) incision or section, especially for bloodletting Tags: Medieval-Latin, declension-3

Inflected forms

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