different between piles vs haemorrhoids

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pa?lz/

Etymology 1

Noun

piles

1. plural of pile

   Piles were sunk into the river to support the bridge.

Noun

piles pl (plural only)

1. (informal, piles of) A large amount of.

   He must earn piles of money.

Synonyms

• (informal: a large amount of): heaps of, loads of, mountains of, shedloads of, tons of

Translations

Verb

piles

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pile

Etymology 2

From Latin pila (“ball”).

Noun

piles pl (plural only)

1. (pathology) Haemorrhoids.
   • 1648, Robert Herrick, Hesperides, "Another":

     Who with thy leaves shall wipe (at need)

     The place where swelling Piles do breed ...

   Many women get piles when pregnant.

Translations

Anagrams

• Elpis, Lipes, Peils, Piels, Siple, plies, pliés, slipe, spiel, spile

Catalan

Noun

piles

1. plural of pila

Danish

Noun

piles c

1. indefinite genitive plural of pil

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pil/

Verb

piles

1. second-person singular present indicative of piler
2. second-person singular present subjunctive of piler

Noun

piles f

1. plural of pile

Anagrams

• plies

Latin

Verb

pil?s

1. second-person singular present active subjunctive of pil?

Latvian

Noun

piles f

1. genitive singular form of pile
2. nominative plural form of pile
3. vocative plural form of pile

Portuguese

Verb

piles

1. second-person singular (tu) present subjunctive of pilar
2. second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) negative imperative of pilar

Spanish

Verb

piles

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) negative imperative form of pilar.
2. Informal second-person singular (tú) present subjunctive form of pilar.

English

Alternative forms

• hæmorrhoids
• hemorrhoids (US)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?h?m????dz/, /?h?m???dz/

Noun

haemorrhoids pl (plural only)

1. A pathological condition caused by painful masses of dilated veins in swollen anal tissue.
   • "I hope the worst is behind me". - France's midfielder Florent Malouds reveals he had an operation for haemorrhoids shortly after arriving in Germany for the World Cup" Argus 17 June 2006 p.14

Synonyms

• piles

Translations

Noun

haemorrhoids

1. plural of haemorrhoid