hemorrhoidal

1 of 2

noun

hem·​or·​rhoid·​al ˌhem-ˈrȯi-dᵊl How to pronounce hemorrhoidal (audio) ˌhe-mə- How to pronounce hemorrhoidal (audio)
: a hemorrhoidal part (such as an artery or vein)

hemorrhoidal

2 of 2

adjective

1
: of, relating to, or involving hemorrhoids
2
: rectal

Examples of hemorrhoidal in a Sentence

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Adjective
Most people with a banding procedure do not need anesthesia, and nerve blocks are not used in hemorrhoidal banding because a feeling of pain is a useful indication that the band is not in the best position. Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 5 June 2023 Ointments, some of which have anti-inflammatories, are useful short-term treatments, but steroid-containing hemorrhoidal treatments generally shouldn’t be used for more than a week or so. Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 26 Jan. 2023 European Christians considered Jews effeminate owing to their circumcisions, deeming them a studious, unathletic, hemorrhoidal people unable to gallop through Palestine bedecked in armor and spearing unbelievers. Gary Shteyngart, The New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2021 High fiber diets can also benefit our gastrointestinal health by improving bowel habits, improving hemorrhoidal disease, and by preventing diverticular disease. Trihealth, Cincinnati.com, 17 July 2017

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Adjective

1651, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of hemorrhoidal was in the 15th century

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“Hemorrhoidal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hemorrhoidal. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

Medical Definition

hemorrhoidal

1 of 2 adjective
hem·​or·​rhoid·​al
variants or chiefly British haemorrhoidal
1
: of, relating to, or involving hemorrhoids
2
: rectal

hemorrhoidal

2 of 2 noun
variants or chiefly British haemorrhoidal
: a hemorrhoidal part (as an artery or vein)
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