Dictionary

Word parts

Prefixes, suffixes and roots: learn one and every word built from it becomes readable.

-rrhageA word ending that means heavy bleeding or bursting out.

-rrhaphyA word ending that means surgical repair by sewing (suturing).

-rrheaA word ending that means flow or discharge.

-rrhexisA word ending that means rupture, a bursting or tearing open.

rachi/oA word root that means the spine, the vertebral column.

radi/oA word part that means radiation or x-rays; it can also mean the radius, a bone of the forearm.

re-A word beginning that means again or back.

retro-A word beginning that means backward or behind.

rhiz/oA word root that means nerve root, where a nerve leaves the spinal cord.