hemorrhoid
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English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- haemorrhoid (UK)
- hæmorrhoid (UK, obsolete)
Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]Noun
[edit]hemorrhoid (plural hemorrhoids)
- (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.
Derived terms
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Translations
[edit]perianal varicosity
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References
[edit]- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “hemorrhoids”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
- ^ “hemorrhoid”, in OED Online
, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
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