tenesmus

English

Etymology

From Latin tēnesmus, from Ancient Greek τεινεσμός (teinesmós), from τείνω (teínō).

Noun

tenesmus (plural tenesmuses)

(pathology) The painful and often ineffectual straining to relieve the bowels
(pathology) a painfully urgent need to urinate or defecate that results in little being passed

Translations

the painful and often ineffectual straining to relieve the bowels

Portuguese: tenesmo m

a painfully urgent need to urinate or defecate that results in little being passed

Portuguese: tenesmo m

Anagrams

muteness

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