hem|or|rhoid

hem|or|rhoid
hem|or|rhoid «HEHM uh royd», noun. Usually, hemorrhoids.
a painful swelling formed by the dilation of blood vessels near the anus; piles.
[< Latin haemorrhoida, plural < Greek haimorrhoís, -rhoidos, < haîma blood + rheîn to flow]

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