haemorrhoids
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++hae·mor·rhoids British English, hemorrhoids American English /ˈhemərɔɪdz/ noun [plural] MIpainfully swollen blood vessels near a person’s anus 痔 SYN piles
Examples from the Corpus
haemorrhoids• The magazine will just have to lurch along snuggled up to me and my ageing haemorrhoids for a few weeks.• In a prospective study of 100 cirrhotic patients, Hosking etal found anorectal varices in 44% and haemorrhoids in 63% of patients.• Something to do with rabbits and haemorrhoids.• Her appendix, womb and a kidney were removed along with in-growing toenails and haemorrhoids.• Surprisingly little sympathy too - considering the discomfort haemorrhoids can cause.• Assists in maintaining proper bowel function and affords protection against diverticulosis, haemorrhoids and varicose veins.• Other patients had external haemorrhoids, though less serious.hae·mor·rhoids nounChineseSyllable
a Corpus person’s vessels painfully anus blood swollen near
haemorrhoids
hae‧mor‧rhoids
British English, hemorrhoids American English /ˈhemərɔɪdz/ noun [plural]
painfully swollen blood vessels near a person’s anus
SYN piles
hae‧mor‧rhoids
British English, hemorrhoids American English /ˈhemərɔɪdz/ noun [plural]painfully swollen blood vessels near a person’s anus
SYN piles