n. (US hemorrhoid) (usu. in pl.) swollen veins at or near the anus; piles.
Derivatives:
haemorrhoidal adj.
Etymology: ME emeroudis (Bibl. emerods) f. OF emeroyde f. L f. Gk haimorrhoides (phlebes) bleeding (veins) f. haima blood, -rhoos -flowing
n. (US hemorrhoid) (usu. in pl.) swollen veins at or near the anus; piles.
Derivatives:
haemorrhoidal adj.
Etymology: ME emeroudis (Bibl. emerods) f. OF emeroyde f. L f. Gk haimorrhoides (phlebes) bleeding (veins) f. haima blood, -rhoos -flowing
Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012