I. hae ‧ mor ‧ rhoids BrE AmE British English , hemorrhoids American English /ˈhemərɔɪdz/ noun [plural]
painfully swollen ↑ blood vessel s near a person’s ↑ anus SYN piles
II. hem ‧ or ‧ rhoids /ˈhemərɔɪdz/ BrE AmE noun [plural]
the American spelling of ↑ haemorrhoids