tenesmus
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tenesmus
- /tɪˈnɛz.məs/
Where it comes from
Borrowing from Medieval Latin tēnesmus, from Ancient Greek τεινεσμός (teinesmós, “vain endeavor to evacuate”), from τείνω (teínō, “to stretch, to pull tight”) + -εσμός (-esmós, nominal suffix).
noun tenesmuses
- A continual or recurrent but ineffectual inclination to evacuate the bowels, caused by disorder of the rectum or other illness. The general complaints of disease among us, were a dizziness in the head, great weakness of the joints, and violent tenesmus, most of us having had no evacuation by stool since we left the ship.
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noun inclination to evacuate the bowels
| Español | tenesmo |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 裡急後重 /里急后重 lǐjíhòuzhòng |
| Português | tenesmo |
| Deutsch | Stuhlzwang |
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title = {tenesmus},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tenesmus},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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