tenesmus
pronunciation
How to pronounce tenesmus in British English:
UK [tɪ'nezməs]
How to pronounce tenesmus in American English:
US [tɪ'nezməs]
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- Noun:
- painful spasm of the anal sphincter along with an urgent desire to defecate without the significant production of feces; associated with irritable bowel syndrome
Word Origin
- tenesmus (n.)
- "a straining" (to void the contents of the bowels), 1520s, medical Latin, from Greek tenesmos "a straining," from teinein "to stretch" (see tenet).
Example
- 1. The kidney tenesmus affects a sexual desire excuse me .
- 2. The abdomen swells , has a tenesmus to feel .
- 3. Will be left abdominal pain tenesmus constipation ?
- 4. After womb excision , the abdomen has a tenesmus to feel .
- 5. When menses comes every time , tenth bells start the abdomen tenesmus .