tenesmus

== English == === Etymology === 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). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tɪˈnɛz.məs/ === Noun === tenesmus (countable and uncountable, plural tenesmuses) (medicine) A continual or recurrent but ineffectual inclination to evacuate the bowels, caused by disorder of the rectum or other illness. ==== Derived terms ==== tenesmic ==== Translations ==== === References === “tenesmus”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. “tenesmus”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. === Anagrams === muteness, set menus == Latin == === Etymology === Borrowing from Ancient Greek τεινεσμός (teinesmós, “vain endeavor to evacuate”), from τείνω (teínō, “to stretch, to pull tight”) +‎ -εσμός (-esmós, nominal suffix). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [teːˈnɛs.mʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [teˈnɛz.mus] === Noun === tēnesmus m (genitive tēnesmī); second declension (Medieval Latin) (medicine) tenesmus ==== Inflection ==== Second-declension noun. ==== Descendants ====