First Known Use: 14th century
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hemorrhoid
noun hem·or·rhoid \ˈhem-ˌrȯid, ˈhe-mə-\
: a swollen and painful area located at or near the anus
Full Definition of HEMORRHOID
: a mass of dilated veins in swollen tissue at the margin of the anus or nearby within the rectum —usually used in plural —called also piles
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Origin of HEMORRHOID
Middle English emeroides, plural, from Anglo-French emorroides, from Latin haemorrhoidae, from Greek haimorrhoides, from haimorrhoos flowing with blood, from haimo- hem- + rhein to flow — more at stream
Rhymes with HEMORRHOID
adenoid, alkaloid, amoeboid, aneroid, anthropoid, arachnoid, asteroid, Australoid, carcinoid, Caucasoid, celluloid, crystalloid, echinoid, ellipsoid, embryoid, eunuchoid, flavonoid, helicoid, hominoid, humanoid, hysteroid, metalloid, Mongoloid, myeloid, nautiloid, nucleoid, null and void, obovoid, opioid, osteoid, overjoyed, paranoid, planetoid, Polaroid, retinoid, rheumatoid, solenoid, Stalinoid, trapezoid, unalloyed, unemployed
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hemorrhoid
noun hem·or·rhoid
Medical Definition of HEMORRHOID
: a mass of dilated veins in swollen tissue at the margin of the anus or nearby within the rectum—usually used in plural; called also piles
Variants of HEMORRHOID
hem·or·rhoid or chiefly British haem·or·rhoid \ˈhem-(ə-)ˌrȯid\
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