rhegma

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noun

A rupture or fracture.

OriginAncient Greek ῥῆγμα →
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Meanings

nounrhegma (plural rhegmas)

plural rhegmas

  1. A rupture or fracture.
  2. alternativebiologyAlternative form of regma.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekῥῆγμα“breaking, fracture”
  2. Englishrhegma

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

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APA

rhegma. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rhegma

MLA

“rhegma.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rhegma. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rhegma,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rhegma.

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