Definitions | hemorrhoid |
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- (usually plural) An engorged, dilated and easily broken varicosity in the perianal area, often accompanied by intense itching and throbbing pain: piles.
Translations: Etymology: Via French from Latin haemorrhoidae; from Greek haemo, 'blood', rhein, 'flow'; akin to hemorrhage.
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