Vascular Tissue


What Are Hemorrhoids?

Hemorrhoid or hemorrhoids, refers to a condition where there is a presence of masses of dilated blood vessel underneath the lining of the skin in the anal canal or rectum. Studies have documented that the inflamed mass is actually composed of spongy vascular tissue with several direct arteriovenous connections. Hippocrates coined the term hemorrhoids from the Greek words hema meaning blood and rhoos meaning flowing.