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Noun: haemorrhoid  'he-mu,royd
Usage: Brit, Cdn (US: hemorrhoid)
  1. Venous swelling external or internal to the anal sphincter
    "He applied ointment to soothe his painful haemorrhoids";
    - hemorrhoid [N. Amer], piles

Derived forms: haemorrhoids

Type of: symptom

Encyclopedia: Haemorrhoid