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1. (n.) tenesmus
a straining to urinate or defecate, without the ability to do so.
Etymology: (1520–30; < ML, var. of L tēnesmos < Gk teinesmós=teín(ein) to stretch +-esmos n. suffix)
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1. (noun) tenesmus
painful spasm of the anal sphincter along with an urgent desire to defecate without the significant production of feces; associated with irritable bowel syndrome
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1. (noun) tenesmus
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
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