Definition of "hemorrhoid" []

• An itching or painful mass of dilated veins in swollen anal tissue. (noun)
• The pathological condition in which such painful masses occur. Also called piles. (noun)

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.

• "The only difference between a Democrat coming down south and a hemorrhoid is at least the hemorrhoid will go back up once in a while. xrocketeer"
• "They prefer Rush limbaugh who claim himself to be patriotic but deferred the draft because of a friggin 'hemorrhoid."
• "A hemorrhoid is a condition in which the veins around the anus or lower rectum become swollen and inflamed."