noun
- A hemorrhoid; a swollen vein in the anal or rectal area causing pain or bleeding.
Usage: archaic or biblical; now usually spelled 'hemorrhoid' in modern English
Examples
- The biblical text mentions emerods as a plague afflicting the Philistines.
- In older medical texts, emerods were treated with various herbal remedies.
- The King James Bible uses the term emerod to describe a painful condition.