On 02/01/2017 11:47 AM, trader_4 wrote:

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Why are hemorrhoids called "hemorrhoids" instead of "asteroids"?

No more "nonsensical" than BTUs.


No more, less. "hemo-" means blood (unlike "astro-" meaning star).

BTU: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_thermal_unit
The metric unit is the calorie.