external hemorrhoid

noun Pathology.

See under hemorrhoid.

Words nearby external hemorrhoid

external elastic lamina, external fistula, external fixation, external galaxy, external genitalia, external hemorrhoid, external hemorrhoids, external iliac artery, external iliac vein, external intercostal muscle, external jugular vein

Definition for external hemorrhoid (2 of 2)

hemorrhoid
[ hem-uh-roid, hem-roid ]
/ ˈhɛm əˌrɔɪd, ˈhɛm rɔɪd /

noun

Usually hemorrhoids. Pathology. an abnormally enlarged vein mainly due to a persistent increase in venous pressure, occurring inside the anal sphincter of the rectum and beneath the mucous membrane (internal hemorrhoid) or outside the anal sphincter and beneath the surface of the anal skin (external hemorrhoid).
Also called piles.

Origin of hemorrhoid

1350–1400; Middle English emoroides (plural) < Latin haemorrhoid(a) < Greek haimorroḯda (adj.) discharging blood

OTHER WORDS FROM hemorrhoid

hem·or·rhoi·dal, adjective

Medical definitions for external hemorrhoid

hemorrhoid
[ hĕm′ə-roid′ ]

n.

An itching or painful mass of dilated veins in swollen anal tissue.
hemorrhoids The pathological condition in which such painful masses occur. piles