haemorrhoids

British  

/ ˈhɛməˌrɔɪdz /

plural noun

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

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• haemorrhoidal
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of haemorrhoids

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

Example Sentences

Changes to our bowel movements could just be stress, blood in the toilet after we poo could be inflammatory bowel disease or haemorrhoids.

From BBC • May 13, 2022

But while self-isolating, Omid began to suffer from minor bleeding which he put down to haemorrhoids.

From BBC • Jun. 17, 2020

Straining to force your crap around the puborectalis can induce haemorrhoids, intestinal inflammation, fainting – even strokes, brain haemorrhaging and heart attack.

From The Guardian • Nov. 30, 2018

Alongside improved hygiene and stronger taboos also came an explosion in various so-called “modern” diseases, such as haemorrhoids and constipation, which were attributed to seated toilets.

From The Guardian • Nov. 30, 2018

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

From Letters of Anton Chekhov by Garnett, Constance