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Alternative forms
haemorrhoid
Etymology
Via French from Latin haemorrhoidae; from Greek haemo, 'blood', rhein, 'flow'; akin to hemorrhage.
Noun
en-noun
- (usually plural) An engorged, dilated and easily broken varicosity in the perianal area, often accompanied by intense itching and throbbing pain: piles.
Translations
Chinese: 痔瘡, 痔疮 zhì chuÄng
Czech: hemoroid m
Finnish: peräpukama
Icelandic: gyllinæð f, raufaræðahnútur m
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Japanese: 疣痔 (ã„ã¼ã˜, iboji)
Romanian: hemoroid m
Yoruba (Nigeria):Iròbo Yiyá»Ì
Derived terms
internal hemorrhoid
external hemorrhoid
hemorrhoidectomy
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