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tenesmic

tenesmic adjective: of or pertaining to tenesmus; characterized by tenesmus.

Adjective

tenesmic (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to tenesmus; characterized by tenesmus.
    • tenesmic action
    • tenesmic resistance
    Synonyms:
    tenesmal

Synonyms of tenesmic

Origin of tenesmic

From tenesmus + -ic.

Questions about tenesmic

What does tenesmic mean?
Tenesmic means of or pertaining to tenesmus; characterized by tenesmus.
What part of speech is tenesmic?
Tenesmic is an adjective.

Words near tenesmic in the dictionary

  1. Tenes
  2. Tenesaca
  3. Tenesacas
  4. tenesi
  5. tenesmal
  6. tenesmic
  7. tenesmus
  8. tenesmuses
  9. tenet
  10. Tenetehara
  11. tenets

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