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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Tenesmus

· Te·nes·mus · IPA /tɪˈnɛz.məs/
01 n. An urgent and distressing sensation, as if a discharge from the intestines must take place, although none can be effected; -- always referr…
  1. 1.
    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.(Med.)
Phrases & compounds
Vesical tenesmus — a similar sensation as to the evacuation of urine, referred to the region of the bladder.