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Definition of Haemorrhoid
1. Noun. Pain caused by venous swelling at or inside the anal sphincter.
Definition of Haemorrhoid
1. Noun. (alternative spelling of hemorrhoid) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Haemorrhoid
1. Denoting one of the tumours or varices constituting haemorrhoids. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Haemorrhoid
Literary usage of Haemorrhoid
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Lancet (1898)
"Should this measure have been omitted and the thrombosed haemorrhoid has inflamed
and suppurated it must likewise be laid open, otherwise it may become a ..."
2. Fistula, hemorrhoids, painful ulcer, stricture, prolapsus, and other by William Allingham (1882)
"The third variety of the venous internal haemorrhoid, and in this the venous system
... This form of haemorrhoid may be called " the, passive kind. ..."
3. Clinical Surgery for the Instruction of Practitioners and Students of Surgery by Albert John Ochsner (1902)
"the small portion left beyond the forceps, because if the entire haemorrhoid is
thoroughly baked with a cautery which is not too hot there is never any ..."
4. A Treatise on Diseases of the Anus, Rectum, and Pelvic Colon by James Percival Tuttle (1902)
"Prolapsed internal haemorrhoid with condyloma attached . ... Method of applying
the clamp after the haemorrhoid is dragged down . 639 804. ..."
5. The Clinical Journal (1902)
"The needle is thrust into the haemorrhoid to the depth of half an inch, and from
4 to 8 minims are injected into each haemorrhoid, according to its size. ..."
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