haemorrhoid

See also: hæmorrhoid

English

Etymology

From Old French emorroides, from Latin haemorrhoidae, from Ancient Greek: αἷμα (haîma, “blood”) in combination with ῥέω (rhéō, “flow”); akin to haemorrhage.

Noun

haemorrhoid (plural haemorrhoids)

  1. (British spelling) Alternative spelling of hemorrhoid

Derived terms
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