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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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Sitting for longer periods could increase pressure on tissues in the anal region, which may contribute to the development 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

At this point, we’ve all more or less looked hemorrhoids square in the eye and decided it was worthwhile.

From Slate Sep. 12, 2025

Struggling with diabetes and hemorrhoids, Kundanlal, then 45, sought new treatments and read about a specialist in Vienna.

From BBC Jul. 12, 2025

Colin turned to Hassan and said, “Why’d it have to be hemorrhoids? How the hell did that idea pop into your mind?”

From "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green

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