HAEMORRHOIDAL

HAEMORRHOIDAL Hæm "or *rhoid "al, a.

haemorrhoid

haemorrhoid |ˈhɛmərɔɪd |(US hemorrhoid ) ▶noun (usu. haemorrhoids ) a swollen vein or group of veins in the region of the anus. Also (collectively ) called piles. DERIVATIVES haemorrhoidal |-ˈrɔɪd (ə )l |adjective ORIGIN late Middle English: via Old French and Latin from Greek haimorrhoides (phlebes ) ‘bleeding (veins )’, from haima ‘blood ’ + an element related to rhein ‘to flow ’.