Glossary Of Hemorrhoid Terms
from Good Hemorrhoid Cures

Glossary of basic hemorrhoid terms
from Good Hemorrhoid Cures

Here is a basic glossary of hemorrhoid terms from Good Hemorrhoid Cures to help you find your way around the irritating hemorrhoids problem. For your convenience, the glossary of hemorrhoid terms has been listed alphabetically. By understanding some of the basic glossary of hemorrhoid terms you will be able to better understand the hemorrhoid condition.

Anal itching: Irritation of the skin around the anus accompanied by a desire to scratch.

Anoscope: Instrument for examining the lower rectum and anal canal.

Anoscopy: An anoscopy is an examination using a small, rigid, tubular instrument called an anoscope.

Anus: Opening of the rectum to the outside of the body.

Blood clots: Blood that has been converted from a liquid to a solid state.

Bowel: Another name for the intestine.

Coagulation: The process by which the blood clots to form solid masses, or clots.

Colon: The part of the large intestine that runs from the cecum to the rectum as a long hollow tube.

Colorectal cancer: Colorectal cancer (colon cancer or large bowel cancer), includes cancerous growths in the colon, rectum and appendix.

Colonoscopy: A procedure in which a long flexible viewing tube is threaded up through the rectum for the purpose of inspecting the entire colon and rectum.

Constipation: Iirregular and infrequent or difficult evacuation of the bowels.

Diarrhea: Diarrhea is the condition of having three or more loose or liquid bowel movements per day.

Fiber: The parts of plants that cannot be digested, namely complex carbohydrates.

Hemorrhage: Bleeding or the abnormal flow of blood.

Hemorrhoid: A dilated (enlarged) vein in the walls of the anus and sometimes around the rectum, usually caused by untreated constipation but occasionally associated with chronic diarrhea.

Hemorrhoidectomy: Surgical removal of hemorrhoids.

Inflammation: A basic way in which the body reacts to infection, irritation or other injury.

Itching: An uncomfortable sensation in the skin that makes you want to scratch the affected area.

Ointment: A medication preparation that is applied onto the skin.

Piles: A term used for hemorrhoids.

Rectum: The last 6 to 8 inches of the large intestine.

Sclerotherapy: The injection of a chemical irritant into a vein to harden it.

Sigmoidoscopy: Inspection of the rectum and lower colon using a thin lighted tube called a sigmoidoscope.

Stool: The solid matter discharged in a bowel movement.

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