tenesmus
/tɪˈnɛz.məs/
tenesmus noun: a continual or recurrent but ineffectual inclination to evacuate the bowels, caused by disorder of the rectum or other illness.
Noun
tenesmus (countable and uncountable, plural tenesmuses)
- A continual or recurrent but ineffectual inclination to evacuate the bowels, caused by disorder of the rectum or other illness.
- The general complaints of disease among us, were a dizziness in the head, great weakness of the joints, and violent tenesmus, most of us having had no evacuation by stool since we left the ship.1790, William Bligh, A Narrative of the Mutiny
tenesmus meaning in Tamil
tenesmus in Tamil
- சூடு பிடிப்பு, மலம் கழிக்க இயலாத நிலை, அளைச்சல், மலம்சிறுநீர் முக்கிக் கழித்தல்
Forms of tenesmus
| plural | tenesmuses |
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Origin of tenesmus
Borrowing from Medieval Latin tēnesmus, from Ancient Greek τεινεσμός (teinesmós, “vain endeavor to evacuate”), from τείνω (teínō, “to stretch, to pull tight”) + -εσμός (-esmós, nominal suffix).
Words formed from tenesmus
Questions about tenesmus
- What does tenesmus mean?
- Tenesmus means a continual or recurrent but ineffectual inclination to evacuate the bowels, caused by disorder of the rectum or other illness.
- What is tenesmus in Tamil?
- Tenesmus in Tamil is சூடு பிடிப்பு, மலம் கழிக்க இயலாத நிலை, அளைச்சல். See Tenesmus meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is tenesmus?
- Tenesmus is a noun.
- How do you pronounce tenesmus?
- Tenesmus is pronounced /tɪˈnɛz.məs/.
- What is the plural of tenesmus?
- The plural of tenesmus is tenesmuses.
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