| hemorrhoid | <anatomy, surgery> A varicose dilatation of a vein of the superior or inferior haemorrhoidal plexus, resulting from a persistent increase in venous pressure. Presents as a livid and painful swelling formed by the dilation of the blood vessels around the margin of, or within, the anus, from which blood or mucus is occasionally discharged. The singular haemorrhoid is rarely used. Synonym: piles. Origin: Gr. Haimorrhois, L. Haemorrhoidae. (01 Dec 1998) |
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| strangulated | 1. <medicine> Having the circulation stopped by compression; attended with arrest or obstruction of circulation, caused by constriction or compression; as, a strangulated hernia. 2. <botany> Contracted at irregular intervals, if tied with a ligature; constricted. Strangulated hernia. <medicine> See Hernia. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| strangulated hernia | An incarcerated hernia which results in lack of blood perfusion to the herniated tissue or viscera. (27 Sep 1997) |