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n. - Pain caused by venous swelling at or inside the anal sphincter.

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Usage examples (11)
  • And it is the same with the haemorrhoid, the purple murex, and all suchlike animals.
  • The captain, awakened by a sharp twinge from a haemorrhoid, came out into the kitchen, saw Pelagia fast asleep, and did not know what to do.
  • Silly me, here I was thinking that the links in your text would just lead to some annoying irrelevant advertising, but to my surprise I was directed to what looks like a...
  • I have, of all the inglorious things, a malignant haemorrhoid.
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