Hemorrhoid
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- A special variety of varicose vein, a hemorrhoid is an abnormally distended vein located either in the rectum or in the outer area surrounding the anal opening.
- If the internal hemorrhoid pushes out of the anal opening, this hemorrhoid is called a prolapsed hemorrhoid.
- A large internal hemorrhoid bulges out of the anus, and the blood supply to the hemorrhoid is cut off (strangulated hemorrhoid).
- The classic symptom of an internal hemorrhoid is the presence of blood when you go to the bathroom.
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