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haemorrhoid

haemorrhoid is the alternative spelling of hemorrhoid.

Meaning of hemorrhoid

Noun

hemorrhoid (plural hemorrhoids)

  1. (in plural, often) An engorged, dilated and easily broken varicosity in the perianal area, often accompanied by intense itching and throbbing pain: piles.

Forms of haemorrhoid

pluralhaemorrhoids

Words formed from haemorrhoid

Questions about haemorrhoid

What is haemorrhoid the alternative spelling of?
Haemorrhoid is the alternative spelling of hemorrhoid.

Words near haemorrhoid in the dictionary

  1. haemorrhagic fever
  2. haemorrhagic fevers
  3. haemorrhagically
  4. haemorrhaging
  5. haemorrhagings
  6. haemorrhoid
  7. haemorrhoidal
  8. haemorrhoidal disease
  9. haemorrhoidals
  10. haemorrhoidectomies
  11. haemorrhoidectomy

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