noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˈhɛməɹɔɪd/
/ˈhɛmɹɔɪd/
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CMU ARPABET:HH EH1 M ER0 OY2 D
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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noun
Meaning 1
An engorged, dilated and easily broken varicosity in the perianal area, often accompanied by intense itching and throbbing pain: piles.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: in-plural, often
Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 2
pain caused by venous swelling at or inside the anal sphincter
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: haemorrhoid, piles
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: pain, hurting
History
Etymology
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.
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Translations
83 source translations are retained for this English entry.
