tenesmus

[ tuh-nez-muhs, -nes- ]

/ təˈnɛz məs, -ˈnɛs- /

noun Pathology.

a straining to urinate or defecate, without the ability to do so.

Origin of tenesmus

1520–30; <Medieval Latin, variant of Latin tēnesmos<Greek teinesmós, equivalent to teín(ein) to stretch + -esmos noun suffix

Words nearby tenesmus

tenectomy, Tenedos, tenement, Tenerife, tenesmic, tenesmus, tenet, tenfold, ten-four, ten-gallon hat, tenge

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Example sentences from the Web for tenesmus

Of tenesmus I happened to hear of but a single instance, though the Laplanders eat so much cheese and drink water.
Lachesis Lapponica|Carl von Linn
Tenesmus, a sense of weight and of a body present in the bowel, are experienced.
A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II|Various
In diarrhœa there is no fever or tenesmus, or pain before the stools, as in dysentery.
A Treatise on Sheep:|Ambrose Blacklock
The stools are pappy, or watery, profuse, offensive and followed by tenesmus.
New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies: Papers by Many Writers|Various

If the disposition to tenesmus be troublesome, a small injection of starch and opium will afford relief.
A System of Midwifery|Edward Rigby

British Dictionary definitions for tenesmus

tenesmus

/ (tɪˈnɛzməs, -ˈnɛs-) /

noun

pathol an ineffective painful straining to empty the bowels in response to the sensation of a desire to defecate, without producing a significant quantity of faeces

Derived forms of tenesmus

tenesmic, adjective

Word Origin for tenesmus

C16: from Medieval Latin, from Latin tēnesmos, from Greek teinesmos, from teinein to strain

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Medical definitions for tenesmus

tenesmus

[ tə-nĕz′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.

单词	tenesmus
释义	tenesmus [ tuh-nez-muhs, -nes- ] / təˈnɛz məs, -ˈnɛs- / noun Pathology. a straining to urinate or defecate, without the ability to do so. Origin of tenesmus 1520–30; <Medieval Latin, variant of Latin tēnesmos<Greek teinesmós, equivalent to teín(ein) to stretch + -esmos noun suffix Words nearby tenesmus tenectomy, Tenedos, tenement, Tenerife, tenesmic, tenesmus, tenet, tenfold, ten-four, ten-gallon hat, tenge Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for tenesmus Of tenesmus I happened to hear of but a single instance, though the Laplanders eat so much cheese and drink water. Lachesis Lapponica\|Carl von Linn Tenesmus, a sense of weight and of a body present in the bowel, are experienced. A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II\|Various In diarrhœa there is no fever or tenesmus, or pain before the stools, as in dysentery. A Treatise on Sheep:\|Ambrose Blacklock The stools are pappy, or watery, profuse, offensive and followed by tenesmus. New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies: Papers by Many Writers\|Various If the disposition to tenesmus be troublesome, a small injection of starch and opium will afford relief. A System of Midwifery\|Edward Rigby British Dictionary definitions for tenesmus tenesmus / (tɪˈnɛzməs, -ˈnɛs-) / noun pathol an ineffective painful straining to empty the bowels in response to the sensation of a desire to defecate, without producing a significant quantity of faeces Derived forms of tenesmus tenesmic, adjective Word Origin for tenesmus C16: from Medieval Latin, from Latin tēnesmos, from Greek teinesmos, from teinein to strain Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for tenesmus tenesmus [ tə-nĕz′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. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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