HEMORRHOID

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does hemorrhoid mean? 

• HEMORRHOID (noun)
  The noun HEMORRHOID has 1 sense:

1. venous swelling external or internal to the anal sphincter

  Familiarity information: HEMORRHOID used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HEMORRHOID (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Venous swelling external or internal to the anal sphincter

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

haemorrhoid; hemorrhoid; piles

Hypernyms ("hemorrhoid" is a kind of...):

symptom ((medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease)

 Context examples 

About half of all people have hemorrhoids by age 50.

(Hemorrhoids, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

A disorder characterized by bleeding from the hemorrhoids.

(Hemorrhoidal Hemorrhage, NCI Thesaurus/CTCAE)

Synthetic compounds or mixtures to treat the pain, swelling, inflammation, pruritis and discomfort associated with hemorrhoids.

(Hemmorrhoidal Preparation, NCI Thesaurus)

A hemorrhoid which originates above the dentate line.

(Internal Hemorrhoid, NCI Thesaurus)

A hemorrhoid which originates below the dentate line.

(External Hemorrhoid, NCI Thesaurus)

Bleeding from the hemorrhoids.

(Hemorrhoidal Hemorrhage, NCI Thesaurus)

There are many possible causes of GI bleeding, including hemorrhoids, peptic ulcers, tears or inflammation in the esophagus, diverticulosis and diverticulitis, ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease, colonic polyps, or cancer in the colon, stomach or esophagus.

(Gastrointestinal Bleeding, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

If you have large hemorrhoids, you may need surgery and other treatments.

(Hemorrhoids, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

Hemorrhoids are very common in both men and women.

(Hemorrhoids, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)