(R)Rh(o)e [Rhe, Rrhe, Rrhoe]

Morpheme

(R)Rh(o)e [Rhe, Rrhe, Rrhoe]

Type

bound base

Denotation

flow

Etymology

Latinized form of Ancient Greek rhoía, from rhēnai

Evidence

amenorrhea, amenorrhoeic, catarrh, cryptomenorrhea, diarrhea, dysmenorrhea, epimenorrhea, eumenorrhea, gonorrhea, hemorrhoid, hemorrhoids, hypermenorrhea, hypomenorrhea, logorrhea, menorrheic, menorrhoea, oligomenorrhea, oligomenorrhoea, polymenorrhea, rheo-, rheobase, rheobiont, rheocardiogram, rheocardiography, rheocasting, rheochord, rheocord, rheocrat, rheocrene, rheoencephalogram, rheoencephalograph, rheoencephalographic, rheoencephalography, rheofluidification, rheogoniometer, rheogoniometry, rheogram, rheography, rheologic, rheology, rheometer, rheometric, rheometry, rheomotor, rheonomy, rheoophthalmography, rheopathological, rheopexy, rheophile, rheophilia, rheophilic, rheophilous, rheophily, rheophore, rheophyte, rheoplethysmograph, rheoscope, rheostasis, rheostat, rheotactic, rheotaxis, rheotome, rheotrauma, rheotrope, rheotrophic, rheotropism, rheotypic, rhinorrhea, -rrhea, seborrhea

Notes

usually surfaces as Rrhe or Rrhoe when following common Ancient Greek rule in which initial <r> in the second part in a compound is doubled
pronounced final <e> when Rhe and Rrhe

See Also

R