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te·nes·mus (ti nez′məs, -nes′-)
noun
Med. a feeling of urgent need to defecate or urinate, with a straining but unsuccessful effort to do so
Etymology: ML < L tenesmos < Gr teinesmos < teinein, to stretch: see thin
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