hemorrhoid
/ˈhɛməɹɔɪd/
hemorrhoid noun: an engorged, dilated and easily broken varicosity in the perianal area, often accompanied by intense itching and throbbing pain: piles.
Noun
hemorrhoid (plural hemorrhoids)
- An engorged, dilated and easily broken varicosity in the perianal area, often accompanied by intense itching and throbbing pain: piles.
hemorrhoid meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Sanskrit and Assamese
hemorrhoid in Hindi
- perianal varicosity
- बवासीर bavāsīr, अर्श arś
hemorrhoid in Tamil
- பௌத்திரம், ஆசன வாயிலோ
hemorrhoid in Sanskrit
- perianal varicosity
- मूलव्याधि mūlavyādhi, अर्श arśa, अर्शस् arśas
hemorrhoid in Assamese
- perianal varicosity
- কেঁচুমূৰীয়া kẽsumuria
More languagesFewer languages
- hemorrhoid in Tagalog
- almoranas
- hemorrhoid in Arabic
- بَاسُور bāsūr
- hemorrhoid in Indonesian
- ambeien, wasir, hemoroid, bawasir
- hemorrhoid in Persian
- بواسیر bavâsir
- hemorrhoid in Thai
- ริดสีดวงทวาร rít-sǐi-duuang-tá-waan
- hemorrhoid in Vietnamese
- trĩ, bệnh trĩ
- hemorrhoid in Myanmar
- လိပ်ခေါင်း liphkaung:, လိပ်ခေါင်းရောဂါ liphkaung:rau:ga
Examples of hemorrhoid in a sentence
- I dropped in on the surgery as I was passing to show the doctor my hemorrhoids.
- The referral was to a proctologist to treat the hemorrhoids.
- The referral was to a coloproctologist to treat the hemorrhoids.
Forms of hemorrhoid
| plural | hemorrhoids |
|---|---|
| alternative UK | haemorrhoid |
| alternative form (dated) | hæmorrhoid |
Origin of hemorrhoid
From Middle English emerowdes, emeroides, emeroydez, from Old French emorroides, from Latin haemorrhoidae, from Ancient Greek αἱμορροΐς (haimorrhoḯs), a feminine adjective from αἱμόρροος (haimórrhoos, “flowing with blood”), from αἷμα (haîma, “blood”) and the root of ῥέω (rhéō, “flow”). Doublet of emerod.
Words formed from hemorrhoid
- external hemorrhoid
- femorrhoid
- hemorrhoidal
- hemorrhoidectomy
- internal hemorrhoid
- laser hemorrhoidoplasty
Questions about hemorrhoid
- What does hemorrhoid mean?
- Hemorrhoid means an engorged, dilated and easily broken varicosity in the perianal area, often accompanied by intense itching and throbbing pain: piles.
- What is hemorrhoid in Hindi?
- Hemorrhoid in Hindi is बवासीर (bavāsīr), अर्श (arś). See Hemorrhoid meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is hemorrhoid?
- Hemorrhoid is a noun.
- How do you pronounce hemorrhoid?
- Hemorrhoid is pronounced /ˈhɛməɹɔɪd/.
- What is the plural of hemorrhoid?
- The plural of hemorrhoid is hemorrhoids.
Words near hemorrhoid in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: hemorrhoid (page history and authors); hemorrhoid (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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