Definition of Tenesmus

1. 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.

Generic synonyms: Cramp, Muscle Spasm, Spasm

Definition of Tenesmus

1. n. 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.

Definition of Tenesmus

1. an urgent but ineffectual effort to defecate or urinate [n -ES] : TENESMIC [adj]

Medical Definition of Tenesmus

1. Straining, especially ineffectual and painful straining at stool or in urination. Origin: L., Gr. Teinesmos (13 Jan 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tenesmus

tenebrists
tenebrous
tenectomy
tenement
tenements
tenement district
tenement house
tenendum
tenendums
teneral
Tenerife
tenes
tenesmic
tenesmic
tenesmus (current term)
tenesmus (current term)
tenesmuses
tenet
tenets
tenfold
tenfolds
tenge
Teng Hsiao-ping
Teng Hsiaoping
tenia
tenia
teniacide
teniae
teniae acusticae
teniae of Valsalva

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