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haemorrhoids

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈhɛməɹɔɪdz/
  • /ˈhɛmɹɔɪdz/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

A pathological condition caused by painful masses of dilated veins in swollen anal tissue.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: plural, plural-only

Examples

  • "I hope the worst is behind me". - France's midfielder Florent Malouds reveals he had an operation for haemorrhoids shortly after arriving in Germany for the World Cup" Argus 17 June 2006 p.14

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

plural of haemorrhoid

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, plural

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

62 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: aambei — a pathological condition
  • Arabic: بَوَاسِير (bawāsīr) — a pathological condition
  • Armenian: թութք (tʻutʻkʻ) — a pathological condition
  • Bulgarian: хемороѝди (hemoroìdi) — a pathological condition
  • Catalan: morenes — a pathological condition
  • Chinese: 痔瘡 /痔疮 (zh-min-nan) — a pathological condition
  • Chinese Mandarin: 痔瘡 /痔疮 (zhìchuāng) — a pathological condition
  • Crimean Tatar: mayasıl — a pathological condition
  • Crimean Tatar: basur — a pathological condition
  • Danish: hæmorider — a pathological condition
  • Danish: hæmorroider — a pathological condition
  • Dutch: aambeien — a pathological condition
  • Finnish: peräpukamat — a pathological condition
  • French: hémorroïdes — a pathological condition
  • Galician: almorás — a pathological condition
  • German: Hämorrhoiden — a pathological condition
  • Greek: αιμορροΐδες (aimorroḯdes) — a pathological condition
  • Hindi: बवासीर (bavāsīr) — a pathological condition
  • Hindi: अर्श (arś) — a pathological condition
  • Hungarian: aranyér — a pathological condition
  • Icelandic: gylliniæð — a pathological condition
  • Irish: haemaróidí — a pathological condition
  • Irish: fíocas — a pathological condition
  • Italian: emorroidi — a pathological condition
  • Japanese: 痔 (ji) — a pathological condition
  • Japanese: 痔疾 (jishitsu) — a pathological condition
  • Korean: 치질 (chijil) — a pathological condition
  • Macedonian: хемороиди (hemoroidi) — a pathological condition
  • Middle English: emeroides — a pathological condition
  • Neapolitan: merròjde — a pathological condition
  • Neapolitan: stummacale — a pathological condition
  • Neapolitan: merruóieto — a pathological condition
  • Persian: بواسیر (bavâsir) — a pathological condition
  • Polish: hemoroidy — a pathological condition
  • Portuguese: hemorroidas — a pathological condition
  • Portuguese: almorroidas — a pathological condition
  • Portuguese: almorreimas — a pathological condition
  • Russian: геморро́й (gemorrój) — a pathological condition
  • Sanskrit: मूलव्याधि (mūlavyādhi) — a pathological condition
  • Sanskrit: अर्श (arśa) — a pathological condition
  • Sanskrit: अर्शस् (arśas) — a pathological condition
  • Scottish Gaelic: neasgaidean fala — a pathological condition
  • Serbo-Croatian: шу́љеви — a pathological condition
  • Serbo-Croatian: ба̀сур — a pathological condition
  • Serbo-Croatian: хеморои́ди — a pathological condition
  • Serbo-Croatian: šúljevi — a pathological condition
  • Serbo-Croatian: bàsur — a pathological condition
  • Serbo-Croatian: hemoroídi — a pathological condition
  • Spanish: hemorroides — a pathological condition
  • Spanish: almorranas — a pathological condition
  • Swedish: hemorrojder — a pathological condition
  • Tagalog: bulaid — a pathological condition
  • Tagalog: balaid — a pathological condition
  • Tagalog: kilmos — a pathological condition
  • Thai: ริดสีดวงทวาร (rít-sǐi-duuang-tá-waan) — a pathological condition
  • Turkish: basur — a pathological condition
  • Turkish: mayasıl — a pathological condition
  • Ukrainian: геморо́й (hemorój) — a pathological condition
  • Urdu: بواسیر (bavāsīr) — a pathological condition
  • Vietnamese: trĩ — a pathological condition
  • Welsh: peils — a pathological condition
  • Welsh: clwy'r marchogion — a pathological condition