- hemorrhoids
- hem|or|rhoids [ `hemə,rɔıdz ] noun pluralpainful swollen areas around your ANUS (=the hole where solid waste comes out of your body).
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Hemorrhoids — Hem or*rhoids, n. pl. [L. haemorrhoidae, pl., Gr. ?, sing., ? (sc. ?), pl., veins liable to discharge blood, hemorrhoids, fr. ? flowing with blood; a i^ma blood + ? to flow: cf. F. h[ e]morro[ i]des, h[ e]morrho[ i]des. See {Rheum}.] (Med.) Livid … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hemorrhoids — (n.) plural of hemorrhoid; late 14c., emeroudis, from O.Fr. emorroides (13c.), from L. hæmorrhoidae, from Gk. haimorrhoides (phlebes) (veins) liable to discharge blood, pl. of haimorrhois, from haima blood (see EMIA (Cf. emia)) + rhoos a stream,… … Etymology dictionary
hemorrhoids — UK [ˈheməˌrɔɪdz] US the American spelling of haemorrhoids Thesaurus: specific medical conditionshyponym general words for illnesses, diseases and medical conditionssynonym … Useful english dictionary
hemorrhoids — Piles Piles, n. pl. [L. pila a ball. Cf. {Pill} a medicine.] (Med.) The small, troublesome tumors or swellings about the anus and lower part of the rectum which are technically called {hemorrhoids}. See {Hemorrhoids}. Note: [The singular {pile}… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hemorrhoids — A varicose condition of the external hemorrhoidal veins causing painful swellings at the anus. SYN: piles. [G. haimorrhois, pl. haimorrhoides, veins likely to bleed, fr. haima, blood, + rhoia, a flow] cutaneous h. hyperplasia of the conne … Medical dictionary
Hemorrhoids — Varicose veins of the lower rectum and anus. Treated with Acacia, Acnistus, Albizia, Aloe, Avicennia, Caesalpinia, Capsicum, Carica, Cassia, Centella, Chenopodium, Cissus, Coccoloba, Cocos, Crescentia, Dendropogon, Guazuma, Heliotropium, Hibiscus … EthnoBotanical Dictionary
hemorrhoids — hem|or|rhoids [ˈhemərɔıdz] n [plural] the American spelling of ↑haemorrhoids … Dictionary of contemporary English
hemorrhoids — Note rr … Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors
hemorrhoids — Note rr … Dictionary of troublesome word
hemorrhoids — n. swollen blood vessels near the anusn. abnormally enlarged vein in or near the anus … English contemporary dictionary
