[1375–1425; ‹ NL ‹ Gk rhêxis a breaking, cleft, deriv. of rhēgnýnai to break, break loose; r. late ME rixis (attested once) ‹‹ Gk, as above]This word is first recorded in the period 1375–1425. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: dimension, guard, period, screw, trick
Examples of 'rhexis' in a sentence
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Intraoperative complications included anterior rhexis tear (1 eye) and hyphema (1 eye).
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