haemorrhoids

/ ˈhɛməˌrɔɪdz /

plural noun

1. pathol swollen and twisted veins in the region of the anus and lower rectum, often painful and bleeding Nontechnical namepiles

Derived Forms

• ˌhaemorˈrhoidal, adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of haemorrhoids¹

C14: from Latin haemorrhoidae (plural), from Greek, from haimorrhoos discharging blood, from haimo- haemo- + rhein to flow

Example Sentences

In a flux of haemorrhoids, wear off the pain, and let her drink hot wine with a toasted nutmeg.

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The short variety is more suitable for external operations, as for haemorrhoids; the long variety for manipulations in the throat.

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The juice of its leaves mixed with hog's lard is a specific against the haemorrhoids.

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For instance, a cough, palpitations of the heart, haemorrhoids.

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Ever since my imprisonment under The Leads, I had been subject to haemorrhoids, which came on three or four times a year.

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