rhexis

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ῥῆξις (rhêxis, “breaking”), compare -rrhexis.

Noun

rhexis (countable and uncountable, plural rhexes)

1. (medicine, especially ophthalmology) The rupture of an organ.
   • 2006, Mastering the Techniques of Presbyopia Surgery‎:

     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

• capsulorhexis
• keratorhexis
• keratorrhexis

Related terms

• rhexistasy

Latin

Alternative forms

• rīxis, rȳxis

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek ῥῆξις (rhêxis).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈrʰeːk.sɪs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈrɛk.sis]

Noun

rhēxis f (genitive rhēxis); third declension

1. (Medieval Latin, medicine) incision or section, especially for bloodletting

Declension

Third-declension noun (i-stem).

	singular	plural
nominative	rhēxis	rhēxēs
genitive	rhēxis	rhēxium
dative	rhēxī	rhēxibus
accusative	rhēxem	rhēxēs rhēxīs
ablative	rhēxe	rhēxibus
vocative	rhēxis	rhēxēs

Descendants

• Middle English: rixis
  • English: rhexis

References

• "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)