emeroides

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Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old French emorroides, from Latin haemorrhoidae, from Ancient Greek αἱμορροΐς (haimorrhoḯs).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɛmərui̯dis/, /ˈɛmərɔu̯dis/

Noun

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emeroides pl (plural only)

  1. hemorrhoids
  2. rectal veins

Descendants

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  • English: hemorrhoids, haemorrhoids, emerods

References

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