haemorrhoids

/ˈhemərɔɪdz/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈhemərɔɪdz/ (ame, ipa)

haemorrhoids — noun

1. small lumps that form inside or just outside the bottom (anus) when blood vessel

1.名詞C1
釋義

small lumps that form inside or just outside the bottom (anus) when blood vessels there swell up, often causing pain, itching, or bleeding.

例句

After her third pregnancy, Folake developed painful haemorrhoids that bled during every bowel movement.

common pattern: develop haemorrhoids after pregnancy

The doctor told Cyrus that sitting all day at the office was making his haemorrhoids worse.

collocation: make haemorrhoids worse

同義詞
  • piles

    informal everyday term used by patients and in casual conversation

  • hemorrhoids

    standard American English spelling of the same word

文法句型

usually plural

用法筆記

Almost always used in the plural, even when referring to the condition in general. The American spelling is 'hemorrhoids'. In everyday speech, many people use the informal term 'piles' instead.

常見錯誤

❌I have a haemorrhoid on my leg.
✅I have haemorrhoids.
💡the word refers specifically to swollen veins around the anus, not lumps anywhere on the body.
❌She suffers from haemorrhoid.
✅She suffers from haemorrhoids.
💡this noun is normally used in the plural, even for the medical condition as a whole.