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Definition of piles noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

piles

noun
 
/paɪlz/
 
/paɪlz/
[plural]
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  1. veins at or near the anus that have become painful and swollen (= larger than normal) synonym haemorrhoids
    Word Originlate Middle English: probably from Latin pila ‘ball’ (because of the globular form of external haemorrhoids).

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