| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Noun] With a plural termination. Hemorrhoids; piles; a dilatation of the veins about the rectum, with a discharge of blood. The Lord will smite thee--with the emerods. Deut.28.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Bible | (28:27; 1 Samuel 5:6,9,12; 6:4,5,11) Probably hemorrhoidal tumors, or bleeding piles, are intended. These are very common in Syria at present, Oriental habits of want of exercise and improper food, producing derangement of the liver, constipation, etc., being such as to cause them. (references) | ||
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