emeroides

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Middle English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

emeroides pl (plural only)

  1. hemorrhoids
  2. rectal veins

Descendants[edit]

  • English: hemorrhoids, haemorrhoids, emerods

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