hemorrhoid

hem-roydz

a varicose condition of the external or internal rectal veins causing painful swellings at the anus. Syn: piles.

Origin
G. haimorrhois, pl. haimorrhoides, veins likely to bleed, fr. haima, blood, + rhoia, a flow

"a pain in the ass"---OR my ex-wife

I need to go buy some more Preparation-H, my hemorrhoid wants more alamony

by buck_futter_jr June 20, 2003