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hemorrhoids

  • plural
    of hemorrhoid.
    hemorrhoid
    noun
    Usually hemorrhoids an abnormally enlarged vein mainly due to a persistent increase in venous pressure, occurring inside the anal sphincter of the rectum and beneath the mucous membrane internal hemorrhoid or outside the anal sphincter and beneath the surface of the anal skin external hemorrhoid.

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Endoscopists then examined the participants for signs of hemorrhoids.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 7, 2026

Norms also has a Hemmies chatbot that fields hemorrhoid queries and does throwback-style PSAs designed to encourage people to talk about hemorrhoids without being too serious.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 21, 2025

It might not just be hemorrhoids: Over the long term, smartphones could lead to changing the very dynamics of our pelvic floors, suggests Pasricha.

From Slate ● Sep. 12, 2025

“Here are some of the things that are more popular than Congress: hemorrhoids, Nickelback, traffic jams, cockroaches, root canals, colonoscopies, herpes,” Schwarzenegger said in a 2017 Facebook video.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2025

There was another one about hemorrhoids and how I had trouble putting the past behind me.

From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien

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