/ paɪlz; NAmE / noun
[ pl. ] painful swollen veins at or near the anus
SYN haemorrhoids
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : probably from Latin pila ball (because of the globular form of external haemorrhoids).
/ paɪlz; NAmE / noun
[ pl. ] painful swollen veins at or near the anus
SYN haemorrhoids
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : probably from Latin pila ball (because of the globular form of external haemorrhoids).
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005