Etymology: ME prob. f. L pila ball, f. the globular form of external piles
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plural of pile
present third singular of pile
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piles «pylz», noun (plural).
a swelling of blood vessels at the anus, often painful; hemorrhoids.
╂[Middle English pyles; origin uncertain. Compare Latin pila ball1.]
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[pīlz]plural n. hemorrhoids
Origin:
late Middle English: probably from Latin pila ‘ball’ (because of the globular form of external hemorrhoids)
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noun [plural]
medical : a swollen mass of veins located at or near the anus
He has piles. [=hemorrhoids]
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Word Origin:
[piles] late Middle English: probably from Latin pila ‘ball’ (because of the globular form of external haemorrhoids).
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pileshæmorrhoids: see pile n.6
Useful english dictionary. 2012.