internal hemorrhoid

noun Pathology.

See under hemorrhoid.

Words nearby internal hemorrhoid

internal exile, internal fistula, internal fixation, internal gear, internal hemorrhage, internal hemorrhoid, internal hemorrhoids, internal iliac artery, internal iliac vein, internal intercostal muscle, internal jugular vein

Definition for internal 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 internal 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