hemorrhoid
Meaning
An engorged, dilated and easily broken varicosity in the perianal area, often accompanied by intense itching and throbbing pain: piles.
Synonyms
Translations
hemorroide
aambei
hemorroide
hemoroit
Hämorriden
hemorróida
emorroidi
hémorrhoïdeFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈhɛməɹɔɪd/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English emerowdes, emeroides, emeroydez, from Old French emorroides, from Latin haemorrhoidae, 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”). Doublet of emerod.
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