noun
- Plural of emeroid; a variant or archaic term sometimes used to refer to hemorrhoids or a similar medical condition.
Usage: archaic; rare; medical; This term is not standard in modern medical or general English; 'hemorrhoids' is the standard term.
Examples
- The physician's old medical text mentioned emeroids as a common ailment.
- Historical records show that emeroids was occasionally used in 18th-century medical writing.