Found 2 items, similar to tenesmus.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: tenesmus
tenesmus
n : painful spasm of the anal sphincter along with an urgent
desire to defecate without the significant production of
feces; associated with irritable bowel syndrome
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Tenesmus
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]