Medical Definition of Rhexis
1. An obsolete term for bursting or rupture of an organ or vessel. Origin: G. Rhexis, rupture (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Rhexis
Literary usage of Rhexis
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Treatise on the Principles and Practice of Medicine: Designed for the Use by Austin Flint, William Henry Welch (1886)
"The causes of hemorrhage by rhexis are various, and the consideration of many of
them belongs to the domain of surgery. Rupture of healthy vascular walls is ..."
2. A Treatise on the Principles and Practice of Medicine: Designed for the Use by Austin Flint (1881)
"When the extravasation is through the ruptured wall of a vessel, it is called'
hemorrhage by rhexis ; when the red blood corpuscles are pressed through the ..."
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