ˈhem(ə)ˌrȯid noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle French hemorrhoides, pl from Latin haemorrhoidae, from Greek haimorrhoides, from haimorrhoos flowing with blood, from haimo- hem- + -rrhoos (from rhein to flow) — more at stream
: a mass of dilated veins in swollen tissue at the margin of the anus or nearby within the rectum — usually used in plural; called also piles