hemorrhoid

🇺🇸 /ˈhɛməˌrɔɪd/ 🇬🇧 /ˌhemə'rɔɪd/
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noun
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A lump that forms in the area around the bottom, causing pain and sometimes bleeding, often because of too much pressure during bowel movements.

After the long journey, he developed hemorrhoids, which made sitting very uncomfortable.

translation

n. A lump that forms in the area around the bottom, causing pain and sometimes bleeding, often because of too much pressure during bowel movements.

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Plural hemorrhoids