piles
noun/paɪlz/
/paɪlz/
[plural]- veins at or near the anus that have become painful and swollen (= larger than normal) synonym haemorrhoidsWord Originlate Middle English: probably from Latin pila ‘ball’ (because of the globular form of external haemorrhoids).
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