Hemorrhoid Definition
hĕmə-roid
hemorrhoids
noun
hemorrhoids
A painful swelling of a vein in the region of the anus, often with bleeding.
Webster's New World
The pathological condition in which such painful masses occur.
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Noun
Singular:
hemorrhoid
Plural:
hemorrhoidsOrigin of Hemorrhoid
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From Middle English emoroides hemorrhoids from Old French emoroides from Latin haemorrhoidae from Greek haimorrhoïdes pl. of haimorrhoïs from haimorrhoos flowing with blood haimo- hemo- rhein to flow sreu- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Old French emorroides, from Latin haemorrhoidae, from Ancient Greek: αἷμα (haima, “blood”) in combination with ῥέω (rheō, “flow”); akin to hemorrhage.
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