Noun: haemorrhoid 'he-mu,royd
Usage: Brit, Cdn (US: hemorrhoid)
Usage: Brit, Cdn (US: hemorrhoid)
- 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