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tenesmus [tɪˈnɛzməs -ˈnɛs-] n
(Medicine / Pathology) 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 [from Medieval Latin, from Latin tēnesmos, from Greek teinesmos, from teinein to strain] tenesmic adj ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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