rhexis
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English
[edit]Noun
[edit]rhexis (countable and uncountable, plural rhexes)
- (medicine, especially ophthalmology) The rupture of an organ.
- 2006, Mastering the Techniques of Presbyopia Surgery[1]:
- Many times if the rhexis is incomplete, one might have to convert to an extracapsular cataract extraction to prevent a posterior capsular rupture or nucleus drop.
Derived terms
[edit]Latin
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From the Ancient Greek ῥῆξις (rhêxis).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈreːk.sis/, [ˈreːks̠ɪs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈrek.sis/, [ˈrɛksis]
Noun
[edit]rhēxis f (genitive rhēxis); third declension
- (Medieval Latin, medicine) incision or section, especially for bloodletting
Declension
[edit]Third-declension noun (i-stem).
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | rhēxis | rhēxēs |
Genitive | rhēxis | rhēxium |
Dative | rhēxī | rhēxibus |
Accusative | rhēxem | rhēxēs rhēxīs |
Ablative | rhēxe | rhēxibus |
Vocative | rhēxis | rhēxēs |
Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- RYXIS in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
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