haemorrhoids
1haemorrhoids — (piles) pl. n. enlargement of the normal spongy blood filled cushions in the wall of the anus (internal haemorrhoids), usually a consequence of prolonged constipation or, occasionally, diarrhoea. They most commonly occur at three main points… …
2haemorrhoids — piles; pl. n. enlargement of the normal spongy blood filled cushions in the wall of the anus (internal haemorrhoids), usually a consequence of prolonged constipation or, occasionally, diarrhoea. They most commonly occur at three main points… …
3haemorrhoids — UK [ˈheməˌrɔɪdz] / US noun [plural] medical painful swollen areas around your anus (= the hole where solid waste comes out of your body). An informal name for haemorrhoids is piles …
4haemorrhoids — noun A pathological condition caused by painful masses of dilated veins in swollen anal tissue. Syn: piles …
5Haemorrhoids — Or Emerods, bleeding piles known to the ancient Romans as mariscae, but more probably malignant boils of an infectious and fatal character. With this loathsome and infectious disease the men of Ashdod were smitten by the hand of the Lord. This …
6haemorrhoids — hae|mor|rhoids BrE hemorrhoids AmE [ˈhemərɔıdz] n [plural] painfully swollen ↑blood vessels near a person s ↑anus …
7haemorrhoids — haem|or|rhoids [ hemə,rɔıdz ] the British spelling of hemorrhoids …
8haemorrhoids — haem·or·rhoids || hemÉ™rɔɪdz n. swollen blood vessels near the anus …
9haemorrhoids — a swollen vein or group of veins in the region of the anus (collectively called piles). → haemorrhoid …
10haemorrhoids — BrE, hemorrhoids AmE noun (plural) painfully swollen blood vessels at the anus …