Gynecological diagnosis . rms hemorrhoids and piles are used interchangeably, butthe former (from the Greek alfLoppota, a discharge of blood) ap-pears to have the better authority, perhaps because it appears in the Bible. In 1 Samuel, v. 9, we find:— the hand of the Lord was against the city with a very great destruction; and hesmote the men of the city, both small and great, and they hademerods in their secret parts. The term pile, signifying a ball (from the Latin, pila), would seemto be fully as descriptive as hemorrhoid, but having been usedextensively by the quacks has fallen into disrepu
Gynecological diagnosis . rms hemorrhoids and piles are used interchangeably, butthe former (from the Greek alfLoppota, a discharge of blood) ap-pears to have the better authority, perhaps because it appears in the Bible. In 1 Samuel, v. 9, we find:— the hand of the Lord was against the city with a very great destruction; and hesmote the men of the city, both small and great, and they hademerods in their secret parts. The term pile, signifying a ball (from the Latin, pila), would seemto be fully as descriptive as hemorrhoid, but having been usedextensively by the quacks has fallen into disrepute. Frequency and Etiology.—The disease is extremely common andfew persons pass middle life without having suffered from it. Itappears to be more common among men than women, althoughauthors vary in their estimation of the relative frequency. Perhapsfive men to three women is a fair statement. Hemorrhoids are more often found in middle age, although casesare on record as young as six months, one author having reported. 1. THROMBOTIC H/EMORRHOiDS
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