hemorrhoid

== English == === Alternative forms === haemorrhoid (UK) hæmorrhoid (dated) === Etymology === From Middle English emerowdes, emeroides, emeroydez, from Old French emorroides, from Latin haemorrhoidae, from Ancient Greek αἱμορροΐς (haimorrhoḯs), a feminine adjective from αἱμόρροος (haimórrhoos, “flowing with blood”), from αἷμα (haîma, “blood”) and the root of ῥέω (rhéō, “flow”). Doublet of emerod. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhɛməɹɔɪd/, /ˈhɛmɹɔɪd/ === Noun === hemorrhoid (plural hemorrhoids) (pathology, often in the plural) An engorged, dilated and easily broken varicosity in the perianal area, often accompanied by intense itching and throbbing pain: piles. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== References ====