hemorrhoidal
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- adjective
- /ˌhɛmərˈrɔɪdəl/
- Specialized
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hemorroidal
- - Like a hemorrhoidal donut?
Examples
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At the first sign of any hemorrhoidal discomfort treatment should begin at once.
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If someone wants to address the hemorrhoidal issues and the irritation it brings, it should do so outside the thread the hemorrhoid chooses.
Blog text (26) -
They squirm in perfect hemorrhoidal harmony.
Fiction book (1995) -
If the swollen artery ruptures, then the hemorrhoidal tissue becomes a bleeding hemorrhoid.
Blog text (13) -
Yours truly, Reverend Purgess after years of painstaking research, and three successful hemorrhoidal operations, praise the Lord, has diagrammed a program designed and guaranteed to effectively exorcise the dancing devils in your upper and lower colon.
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After sitting for too long, I began feeling hemorrhoidal discomfort that made it hard to focus.
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The doctor recommended a special ointment for my hemorrhoidal symptoms to alleviate the pain.
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Many people experience hemorrhoidal issues, especially during pregnancy or prolonged sitting.
Compounds
- Specialized
A vein that carries blood away from the lower part of the bowel near the anus
Surface Forms
Morphology
hemorrhoidal = hemorrhoid (transparent) = hemorrhoid + al
This is a standard adjective formation meaning 'relating to hemorrhoids' or 'pertaining to hemorrhoids.'
Etymology
Hemorrhoidal comes from hemorrhoid, which comes from Greek parts haima 'blood' and rhoos 'flow', the same idea you see in hemorrhage. So hemorrhoidal describes conditions of swollen veins in the anal area that can hurt and sometimes bleed.