haemorrhoid

haemorrhoid
n. (US hemorrhoid) (usu. in pl.) swollen veins at or near the anus; piles.
Derivatives:
haemorrhoidal adj.
Etymology: ME emeroudis (Bibl. emerods) f. OF emeroyde f. L f. Gk haimorrhoides (phlebes) bleeding (veins) f. haima blood, -rhoos -flowing

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noun
pain caused by venous swelling at or inside the anal sphincter
Syn: ↑hemorrhoid, ↑piles
Hypernyms: ↑pain, ↑hurting

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haemorrhoid /hemˈər-oid/ noun
(Gr haimorrhois, -idos, from rheein to flow; usu in pl) dilatation of a vein around the anus, piles
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Main Entry:haem-

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