ῥῆξις,εως,ἡ, Aeol.
ϝρῆξις
Alc. 149 :—
A. breaking, bursting, φλεβίου
Hp. Aph. 4.78
; sc. ὀστέου
Id. VC 12
; πλευμόνων
Phld. Ir. p.28
W. (pl.);ἐμπύρους τ' ἀκμὰς ῥήξεις τε, i.e. both the pointed flames and thebroken(the former a good omen, the latter bad), E. Ph. 1256 ; κατὰ ῥῆξιν νέφους
Arist. Mu. 394b17
, cf. Stoic. 1.34 ;ἀέρος ῥ., as the effect of a mighty shout, Plu. Flam. 10 .
2. breaking forth, τῶν καταμηνίων
Hp. Aph. 3.28
(pl.); αἵματος ῥ. διὰ ῥινῶν
Id. Prog. 7