Definition of "hemorrhoidal" [hem•or•rhoid•al]

• Of or relating to hemorrhoids. (adjective)
• Supplying the region of the rectum and anus. Used of certain arteries. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "This arrangement is termed the hemorrhoidal plexus; it communicates with the tributaries of the middle and inferior hemorrhoidal veins, at its commencement, and thus a communication is established between the systemic and portal circulations."
• "Also, when I experience the pain and itching of inflamed hemorrhoidal tissue, I eat lots of fiber … Bran muffins are my favorite."
• "In this cause if Nancy Pelosi were to lend her name and “cause” to Tucks or other suitable hemorrhoidal treatment it could also be used as a teaching aid for most poltical science courses."