emeroides

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

emeroides pl (plural only)

  1. hemorrhoids
  2. rectal veins

Descendants

  • English: hemorrhoids, haemorrhoids, emerods

References

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