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piles

noun

🔊/paɪlz/

🔊/paɪlz/

[plural]

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veins at or near the anus that have become painful and swollen (= larger than normal) 痔；痔疮synonym haemorrhoids
Word Originlate Middle English: probably from Latin pila ‘ball’ (because of the globular form of external haemorrhoids).