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te⋅nes⋅mus

  [tuh-nez-muhs, -nes-]
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–noun Pathology.
a straining to urinate or defecate, without the ability to do so.
Origin:
1520–30; < ML, var. of L tēnesmos < Gk teinesmós, equiv. to teín(ein) to stretch + -esmos n. suffix
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te·nes·mus   (tə-něz'məs)   
n.  A painfully urgent but ineffectual attempt to urinate or defecate.

[Medieval Latin tēnesmus, variant of Latin tēnesmos, from Greek teinesmos, from teinein, to strain, stretch; see ten- in Indo-European roots.]
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Main Entry: te·nes·mus
Pronunciation: t&-'nez-m&s
Function: noun
: a distressing but ineffectual urge to evacuate the rectum or urinarybladder
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tenesmus te·nes·mus (tə-něz'məs)
n.
A painful spasm of the anal sphincter accompanied by an urgent desire to evacuate the bowel or bladder and involuntary straining that results in the passing of little or no matter.

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