HAEMORRHOID


Meaning of HAEMORRHOID in English

[ 'hɛmərɔɪd ]

( US hemorrhoid )

■ noun (usu. ~s ) a swollen vein or group of veins in the region of the anus (collectively called piles).

Derivatives

~al adjective

Origin

ME: via OFr. and L. from Gk haimorrhoides (phlebes) 'bleeding (veins)', from haima 'blood' + an element related to rhein 'to flow'.

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