hemorrhoids

/ˈhem.ər.ɔɪdz/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈhem.ɚ.ɔɪdz/ (ame, ipa)

hemorrhoids — noun

1. painful, swollen blood vessels inside or just outside the anus, which may itch,

1.名詞C1
釋義

painful, swollen blood vessels inside or just outside the anus, which may itch, bleed, or stick out and often appear after long periods of straining, sitting, or pregnancy.

例句

After her second pregnancy, Apinya developed hemorrhoids that made sitting for long hours uncomfortable.

collocation: develop hemorrhoids

The pharmacist recommended a cream and a warm bath to ease Kian's painful hemorrhoids.

collocation: painful hemorrhoids; treatment context

同義詞
  • piles

    everyday informal term used by both patients and doctors in conversation

  • haemorrhoids

    British and Irish spelling of the same word; identical meaning

文法句型

usually plural

suffer from / treat / develop + hemorrhoids

用法筆記

Almost always used in the plural. The British and Irish spelling is 'haemorrhoids'; informally, both spellings are called 'piles' in everyday speech.

常見錯誤

❌I have a hemorrhoid on my leg.
✅I have hemorrhoids.
💡the word refers specifically to swollen veins around the anus, not to swollen veins anywhere on the body.
❌She suffers a hemorrhoid.
✅She suffers from hemorrhoids.
💡use the plural form with the preposition 'from'.