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Etymology

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From Middle English emerowdes, emeroides, emeroydez, from Old French emorroides, from Latin haemorrhoidae,[1] from Ancient Greek αἱμορροΐς (haimorrhoḯs), a feminine adjective from αἱμόρροος (haimórrhoos, flowing with blood), from αἷμα (haîma, blood) and the root of ῥέω (rhéō, flow).[2] Doublet of emerod.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈhɛməɹɔɪd/, /ˈhɛmɹɔɪd/
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Noun

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hemorrhoid (plural hemorrhoids)

  1. (pathology, often in the plural) An engorged, dilated and easily broken varicosity in the perianal area, often accompanied by intense itching and throbbing pain: piles.

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References

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  1. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “hemorrhoids”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
  2. ^ hemorrhoid”, in OED Online Paid subscription required , Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.