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Cardiovascular Diseases > Vascular Diseases > Hemorrhoids
Digestive System Diseases > Gastrointestinal Diseases > Intestinal Diseases > Rectal Diseases > Hemorrhoids

Preferred term

Hemorrhoids  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Note

  • /surg : consider also HEMORRHOIDECTOMY

Scope note

  • Swollen veins in the lower part of the RECTUM or ANUS. Hemorrhoids can be inside the anus (internal), under the skin around the anus (external), or protruding from inside to outside of the anus. People with hemorrhoids may or may not exhibit symptoms which include bleeding, itching, and pain.

In other languages

  • peräpukamat

    Finnish

  • haemorrhoides
  • hemorroidi
  • hemorroidit
  • hemorrojder
  • peräpukama
  • peräsuolen ja peräaukon suonikohjut
  • pukama
  • pukamat
  • sisäiset peräpukamat
  • ulkoiset peräpukamat
  • Hemorrojder

    Swedish

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D006484

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