haemorrhoid

noun

Meaning

(often in the plural) An engorged, dilated and easily broken varicosity in the perianal area, often accompanied by intense itching and throbbing pain: piles.

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Related words

hemorrhoids(English)hæmorrhoid(English)hemorrhoid(English)hemroid(English)hemrods(English)piles(English)haemorrhoidal disease(English)rectal varicosity(English)

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