tenesmus

te·nes·mus

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [tuh-nez-muh s, -nes-]
- /təˈnɛz məs, -ˈnɛs-/
- /tˈenesməs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [tuh-nez-muh s, -nes-]
- /təˈnɛz məs, -ˈnɛs-/

Definitions of tenesmus word

noun tenesmus a straining to urinate or defecate, without the ability to do so. 1
noun tenesmus 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 0
noun tenesmus a feeling of urgent need to defecate or urinate, with a straining but unsuccessful effort to do so 0

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Origin of tenesmus

First appearance:

before 1520

One of the 28% oldest English words

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

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Parts of speech for Tenesmus

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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tenesmus popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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