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    Hemorrhoids , n. pl. [L. haemorrhoidae, pl., Gr. , sing.,  (sc. ), pl., veins liable to discharge blood, hemorrhoids, fr.  flowing with blood; αἷμα blood +  to flow: cf. F. hémorroïdes, hémorrhoïdes. See Rheum.] (Med.) Livid and painful swellings formed by the dilation of the blood vessels around the margin of, or within, the anus, from which blood or mucus is occasionally discharged; piles; emerods. [The sing. hemorrhoid is rarely used.]
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    Piles , n. pl. [L. pila a ball.  Cf. Pill a medicine.] (Med.) The small, troublesome tumors or swellings about the anus and lower part of the rectum which are technically called hemorrhoids. See Hemorrhoids. [The singular pile is sometimes used.]
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    Blind piles, hemorrhoids which do not bleed.
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