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tenesmus

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Noun

HYPHEN

te=nes=mus

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun tenesmus has 1 sense

tenesmus(n = noun.state) - painful spasm of the anal sphincter along with an urgent desire to defecate without the significant production of feces; associated with irritable bowel syndrome;

CIDE DICTIONARY

tenesmus, n. [NL., fr. Gr. , fr. to stretch: cf. L. tenesmos.].

An urgent and distressing sensation, as if a discharge from the intestines must take place, although none can be effected; -- always referred to the lower extremity of the rectum. [1913 Webster]

Vesical tenesmus, a similar sensation as to the evacuation of urine, referred to the region of the bladder.

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

tenesmus, n. Med. a continual inclination to evacuate the bowels or bladder accompanied by painful straining.

Etymology

med.L f. Gk teinesmos straining f. teino stretch