hemorrhoid : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: hemorrhoid	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for hemorrhoid
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
hemorrhoid n pain caused by venous swelling at or inside the anal sphincter Synonym(s): hemorrhoid, haemorrhoid, piles
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hemorrhoids \Hem"or*rhoids\, n. pl. [L. haemorrhoidae, pl., Gr. [?], sing., [?] (sc. [?]), pl., veins liable to discharge blood, hemorrhoids, fr. [?] flowing with blood; a"i^ma blood + [?] to flow: cf. F. h[82]morro[8b]des, h[82]morrho[8b]des. See {Rheum}.] (Med.) Livid and painful swellings formed by the dilation of the blood vessels around the margin of, or within, the anus, from which blood or mucus is occasionally discharged; piles; emerods. Usage: [The sing. {hemorrhoid} is rarely used.]