Meaning of PILES
| Pronunciation: | | pIlz
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- [n] a large number or amount; "made lots of new friends"
- [n] pain caused by venous swelling at or inside the anal sphincter
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| | Synonyms: | | dozens, gobs, haemorrhoid, heaps, hemorrhoid, lashings, loads, lots, oodles, rafts, scads, scores, slews, stacks, tons, wads |
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| | See Also: | | hurting, large indefinite amount, large indefinite quantity, pain | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Piles\, n. pl. [L. pila a ball. Cf. {Pill} a medicine.]
(Med.)
The small, troublesome tumors or swellings about the anus and
lower part of the rectum which are technically called
{hemorrhoids}. See {Hemorrhoids}.
Note: [The singular {pile} is sometimes used.]
{Blind piles}, hemorrhoids which do not bleed.
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