haemorrhoids
Britishplural noun
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Origin of haemorrhoids
C14: from Latin haemorrhoidae (plural), from Greek, from haimorrhoos discharging blood, from haimo- haemo- + rhein to flow
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Michael had developed stage 4 haemorrhoids - the most severe type - she said.
From BBC • Aug. 30, 2025
Fraudsters posing as the young student sent a message to her father, saying she had a case of haemorrhoids that she was embarrassed to talk about.
From BBC • Nov. 11, 2021
Untold millions suffer from haemorrhoids – in the US alone, some estimates run to 125 million – and millions more have related conditions such as colonic inflammation.
From The Guardian • Nov. 30, 2018
His semi-sequel to Knocked Up presented modern middle age as an era of dwindling passions, parenting issues, financial burdens, haemorrhoids and mammograms.
From The Guardian • Jul. 17, 2017
For instance, a cough, palpitations of the heart, haemorrhoids.
From Letters of Anton Chekhov by Garnett, Constance
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