Hemorrhoid

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. An itching or painful mass of dilated veins in swollen anal tissue.
  • n. The pathological condition in which such painful masses occur. Also called piles.
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  • n. An engorged, dilated and easily broken varicosity in the perianal area, often accompanied by intense itching and throbbing pain: piles.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A tumor in the anal region, either within the anus (internal hemorrhoid) or without (external hemorrhoid), formed of dilated blood-vessels with more or less hyperplastic growth of connective tissue. See piles.
  • n. In anc. zoöl. (Pliny), a venomous serpent the bite of which was said to make blood flow from all parts of the body.
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  • n. pain caused by venous swelling at or inside the anal sphincter
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