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Emerods is an archaic term for hemorrhoids.Derived from the Old French word emoroyde, it was used as the common English term until the nineteenth century, after which it was replaced in medicine by a direct transliteration of the Ancient Greek etymon, αἱμορροΐς, haimorrhoḯs.
Hemorrhoids (or haemorrhoids), also known as piles, are vascular structures in the anal canal. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] In their normal state, they are cushions that help with stool control. [ 2 ] They become a disease when swollen or inflamed ; the unqualified term hemorrhoid is often used to refer to the disease. [ 8 ]
Sometimes called "piles," they're cushions of veins in the anal canal that help with fecal continence. Hemorrhoids are typically caused by straining from constipation or anything that increases ...
swearing falsely in a matter concerning money; This was also given as part of the purification process for tzaraath. Guilt offerings are mentioned in 1 Samuel 6:3. The Philistines are told by priests and fortune-tellers to make an offerings of five golden mice and five golden hemorrhoids in hopes of ending the mice and hemorrhoids that had ...
In the deutero-canonical 2 Maccabees 3:6, reference is made to "untold sums of money" held at the treasury in Jerusalem. A related term, the korbanas, is found in the New Testament (Matthew 27:6) where the money of Judas Iscariot cannot be received into the temple "treasury", or κορβανᾶς korbanas, because it is "blood money".
After all, problems related to hemorrhoids, also known as piles, are close to the top of the list of annoying health issues. And while many of us would likely prefer not to talk about them, they ...
Herman Melville, early in his novella “Benito Cereno”, provides much description of the strange behavior and appearance of another ship, the San Dominick.As the captain and some crew of another ship get closer to it, Melville writes this paragraph:
Driving of the Merchants From the Temple by Scarsellino. In the narrative, Jesus is stated to have visited the Temple in Jerusalem, where the courtyard was described as being filled with livestock, merchants, and the tables of the money changers, who changed the standard Greek and Roman money for Jewish and Tyrian shekels. [6]