How to Say "Hemorrhoid" in Spanish

hemorroide

/emoˈroide/feminine

The Spanish word for hemorrhoid is hemorroide. Wiktionary also lists almorrana.

Meaning: perianal varicosity (noun)

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“hemorrhoid” in Spanish
Spanish	IPA	Note
hemorroide	/emoˈroide/	feminine
almorrana	/almoˈrana/	feminine

Both terms refer to perianal varicosity.

hemorroide is the standard medical term, whereas almorrana is a more colloquial way to refer to a hemorrhoid.

To refer to the plural form, use las hemorroides for hemorroide and las almorranas for almorrana. Both words are feminine nouns.

/emoˈroide/

The word almorrana contains a linguistic coincidence where it appears to follow the structure of Arabic loanwords. This is because the prefix 'al-' was added to the Latin root, making it look like a word starting with the Arabic definite article 'the'.
The term almorrana is related to the Galician word almorrá and the Portuguese word almorreima, reflecting how the term evolved across the Iberian Peninsula.
While hemorroide is the standard term used by doctors, the colloquial term almorrana can sound strangely blunt or old-fashioned if used in a formal medical setting.

Doctor, creo que tengo una hemorroide.
Doctor, I think I have a hemorrhoid.
Tengo una hemorroide muy dolorosa.
I have a very painful hemorrhoid.
La hemorroide causa mucha inflamación.
The hemorrhoid causes a lot of inflammation.
El médico examinó la hemorroide.
The doctor examined the hemorrhoid.

Elena is explaining her discomfort to Javier at home.

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