hemorrhoid

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Etymology

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

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

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

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