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Definition of piles in English: pilesplural nounpʌɪlzpaɪlz Haemorrhoids. Example sentencesExamples - Like varicose veins, piles often improve or disappear completely after the baby is born, but occasionally surgery is needed.
- Piles tend to be caused by factors that cause the blood vessels to swell, including anything that increases pressure inside the abdomen such as constipation, pregnancy and being overweight.
- Husband and wife, Jean and Fred, had piles for most of their lives, but were too embarrassed to seek help.
- Stomach ulcers, piles, ulcerative colitis (inflammation of the colon) and bowel cancer may cause bleeding in the gut and result in anaemia.
- Surgical removal of piles is called haemorrhoidectomy.
- A Dalit woman who had come to a local private nursing home for treatment of piles, allegedly died because of doctor's negligence.
- Piles are incredibly common - at least 50 per cent of people suffer with them at some time.
- Haemorrhoids, also known as piles are rather like varicose veins in the canal of the anus.
- Unfortunately confusion still exists among lay people and doctors, who misuse the terms haemorrhoids and piles to cover a variety of complaints.
Origin Late Middle English: probably from Latin pila 'ball' (because of the globular form of external haemorrhoids). pellet from Late Middle English: Pellet is from Old French pelote ‘metal ball’, from a diminutive of Latin pila ‘ball’. Latin pila is also the source of pill, originally balls of medicine, and piles for haemorrhoids (both LME). Platoon is a less obvious relative. It comes from French peloton ‘platoon’, literally ‘small ball’. It captured the concept of a small body of foot soldiers acting as a closely organized unit.
Definition of piles in US English: pilesplural nounpīlzpaɪlz Hemorrhoids. Example sentencesExamples - Piles are incredibly common - at least 50 per cent of people suffer with them at some time.
- Stomach ulcers, piles, ulcerative colitis (inflammation of the colon) and bowel cancer may cause bleeding in the gut and result in anaemia.
- Like varicose veins, piles often improve or disappear completely after the baby is born, but occasionally surgery is needed.
- Unfortunately confusion still exists among lay people and doctors, who misuse the terms haemorrhoids and piles to cover a variety of complaints.
- Haemorrhoids, also known as piles are rather like varicose veins in the canal of the anus.
- Husband and wife, Jean and Fred, had piles for most of their lives, but were too embarrassed to seek help.
- Piles tend to be caused by factors that cause the blood vessels to swell, including anything that increases pressure inside the abdomen such as constipation, pregnancy and being overweight.
- Surgical removal of piles is called haemorrhoidectomy.
- A Dalit woman who had come to a local private nursing home for treatment of piles, allegedly died because of doctor's negligence.
Origin Late Middle English: probably from Latin pila ‘ball’ (because of the globular form of external hemorrhoids). |