haemorrhoids

(ˈhɛməˌrɔɪdz) or

hemorrhoids

pl n

(Pathology) pathol swollen and twisted veins in the region of the anus and lower rectum, often painful and bleeding. Nontechnical name: piles

[C14: from Latin haemorrhoidae (plural), from Greek, from haimorrhoos discharging blood, from haimo- haemo- + rhein to flow]

ˌhaemorˈrhoidal, ˌhemorˈrhoidal adj

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Translations

داء البَواسير

hemoroidy

hæmoroide

Hämorrhoiden

αιμορροΐδα αιμορροΐδες

hemorroides

peräpukamat

hémorroïdes

hemoroidi

emorroidi

痔

치질

hemorrojder

ริดสีดวงทวาร

hemoroit

bệnh trĩ

痔核

haemorrhoids

hemorrhoids (US) [ˈhemərɔɪdz] NPL → hemorroides fpl

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haemorrhoids

, (US) hemorrhoids

pl → Hämorr(ho)iden pl

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haemorrhoids

hemorrhoids (Am) [ˈhɛməˌrɔɪdz] npl → emorroidi fpl

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

haemorrhoids

→ داء البَواسير hemoroidy hæmoroide Hämorrhoiden αιμορροΐδες hemorroides peräpukamat hémorroïdes hemoroidi emorroidi 痔 치질 aambeien hemorroider hemoroidy hemorróida геморрой hemorrojder ริดสีดวงทวาร hemoroit bệnh trĩ 痔核

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References in periodicals archive

Grade III bleeding haemorrhoids in a 6-year-old boy.

External hemorrhoidal disease in child and teenage: Clinical presentations and risk factors

I first started suffering with haemorrhoids in 1996 and they had a big impact on my life.

How I coped with.. haemorrhoids; Your health irishmirror.ie

Haemorrhoids, or piles if you prefer, are far more common than you might think - and logic tells us they're especially commonplace on the rugby field.

The ailment that rugby players don't talk about; Rugby players, weightlifters and pregnant women are all susceptible to getting haemorrhoids. Here's why it's important not to put up with the symptoms... and what you can do to avoid it

Haemorrhoids [Greek; Haima-Blood, Rhoos-flowing; Synonym: Piles] (Latin: pile=a ball) are dilated veins occurring in relation to the anus.

A QUASI EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF THE TREATMENT OF ACUTE INTERNAL HAEMORRHOIDS WITH MICRONISED FLAVONOIDS AND SCLEROTHERAPY IN A TEACHING HOSPITAL OF TRIPURA

Commonly known as piles, haemorrhoids are caused by swollen blood vessels.

Nuffield Health reveals surgical treatment for piles is no longer a painful process; Do you have a pain in your posterior?

figure By SONA PARMAR At a dinner party, its not unusual for a stranger to share his or her ailments with me when they find out what I do for a living.However, while conditions like diabetes, blood pressure and high cholesterol get top billing, no one has ever approached me about piles (also known as haemorrhoids).

Pain in your tushie?

A colorectal surgeon sees a steady parade of primary care referrals for surgical evaluation of haemorrhoids.

Are those hemorrhoids? Get to know the anorectal imitators

Banding involves placing a tight elastic band around haemorrhoids to cut off their blood supply.

Getting to the bottom of PILES; More than half of us will suffer from haemorrhoids at some point, yet most people are too embarrassed to seek help. Consultant surgeon Nick West, who specialises in this delicate area, tells us what we need to know

More than half of us will suffer from haemorrhoids at some point, yet most people are too embarrassed to seek help.

What are haemorrhoids and how do you treat them? Our health expert tells you how to get to the bottom of piles; Our health expert tells you how to get to the bottom of piles

Updated meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials comparing conventional excisional haemorrhoidectomy with Ligasure for haemorrhoids. Tech Coloproctol 2008; 12: 229-239.

Comparison of the reliability and efficacy of LigaSure hemorrhoidectomy and a conventional Milligan-Morgan hemorrhoidectomy in the surgical treatment of grade 3 and 4 hemorrhoids

Various studies suggest that every second individual in the world comes across piles at some point between 45 to 65 years of, and a large number of women experience piles (haemorrhoids) during pregnancy.

Sedentary urban life responsible for piles in youth

Rea et al., "Tailored prolapse surgery for the treatment of haemorrhoids and obstructed defecation syndrome with a new dedicated device: TST STARR Plus," International Journal of Colorectal Disease, vol.

Treatment of Prolapsing Hemorrhoids in HIV-Infected Patients with Tissue-Selecting Technique