TENESMUS
\tˈɛnɛsməs], \tˈɛnɛsməs], \t_ˈɛ_n_ɛ_s_m_ə_s]\
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By William R. Warner
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In med. a continual inclination to void the contents of the bowels, accompanied by straining, but without any discharge. It is caused by an irritation of the bowels or adjacent parts, and is a common symptom in dysentery, stricture of the urethra, etc.
By Daniel Lyons
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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A persistent inclination to defecate or urinate, accompanied by painful straining efforts, mostly ineffectual. [Gr.]
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
