tenesmus meaning

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tenesmus (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

  1. painful spasm of the anal sphincter along with an urgent desire to defecate without the significant production of feces; associated with irritable bowel syndrome

    Type of: spasm

Scrabble score: 10 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with TE · words ending in US · 8-letter words

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