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

Derived forms: hemorrhoids

Type of: symptom

Encyclopedia: Hemorrhoid