What is the definition of Hemorrhoid? | Dictionary.net

HEMORRHOID

\hˈɛməɹˌɔ͡ɪd], \hˈɛməɹˌɔ‍ɪd], \h_ˈɛ_m_ə_ɹ_ˌɔɪ_d]\

Definitions of HEMORRHOID

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

Sort: Oldest first

pain caused by venous swelling at or inside the anal sphincter

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

pain caused by venous swelling at or inside the anal sphincter

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

Varicosities of the hemorrhoidal venous plexuses.

2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

A pile or vascular tumor of the rectal mucous membrane.

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland

A vascular tumor of the mucous membrane of the rectum. A pile. [Gr.]

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

Word of the day

mind-cure

Pretended cure of disease by mental influence.

View More

Nearby Words