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hem/o=blood
rrho= rho=flow, current, stream
oid=resembling, derived from
Of course we know what the hemorrhoid is - a varicose vein in the anal/rectal region. It has been a constant pain in that area of the body for centuries. Even The Bible has records of hemorrhoids from the Old Testament Samuel 5:9 Philistines "punished with emerods" and Samuel 5:12 "People who moved the Ark to Ekron were punished with emerods." Can we assume that translations later we have derived the term Hemorrhoid? Perhaps.
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