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rhegma

rhegma noun: a rupture or fracture. Also the alternative form of regma.

Noun

rhegma (plural rhegmas)

  1. A rupture or fracture.

Also used as

rhegma is also the alternative form of regma.

Forms of rhegma

pluralrhegmas

Origin of rhegma

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ῥῆγμα (rhêgma, “breaking, fracture”). Doublet of regma.

Questions about rhegma

What does rhegma mean?
Rhegma means a rupture or fracture.
What part of speech is rhegma?
Rhegma is a noun.
What is the plural of rhegma?
The plural of rhegma is rhegmas.

Words near rhegma in the dictionary

  1. rheebocs
  2. rheebok
  3. rheeboks
  4. Rhees
  5. Rhegan
  6. rhegma
  7. rhegmaglypt
  8. rhegmaglypts
  9. rhegmas
  10. rhegmatogeneous
  11. rhegmatogenous

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