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HAEMORRHOID
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Venous swelling external or internal to the anal sphincter
Synonyms:
haemorrhoid; hemorrhoid; piles
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("haemorrhoid" 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)