'Tenesmus' definitions:
Definition of 'tenesmus'
(from WordNet)
noun
Painful spasm of the anal sphincter along with an urgent desire to defecate without the significant production of feces; associated with irritable bowel syndrome
Definition of 'Tenesmus'
From: GCIDE
- Tenesmus \Te*nes"mus\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to stretch: cf. L. tenesmos.] (Med.) An urgent and distressing sensation, as if a discharge from the intestines must take place, although none can be effected; -- always referred to the lower extremity of the rectum. [1913 Webster]
- Vesical tenesmus, a similar sensation as to the evacuation of urine, referred to the region of the bladder. [1913 Webster]