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Meaning of "tenesmus" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TENESMUS

From Medieval Latin, from Latin tēnesmos, from Greek teinesmos, from teinein to strain.
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PRONUNCIATION OF TENESMUS

tenesmus  [tɪˈnɛzməs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TENESMUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Tenesmus is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TENESMUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of tenesmus in the English dictionary

The definition of tenesmus in the dictionary is an ineffective painful straining to empty the bowels in response to the sensation of a desire to defecate, without producing a significant quantity of faeces.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TENESMUS


anonymous
əˈnɒnɪməs
chiasmus
kaɪˈæzməs
Christmas
ˈkrɪsməs
enormous
ɪˈnɔːməs
Erasmus
ɪˈræzməs
famous
ˈfeɪməs
hummus
ˈhʊməs
hypothalamus
ˌhaɪpəˈθæləməs
infamous
ˈɪnfəməs
laryngismus
ˌlærɪnˈdʒɪzməs
marasmus
məˈræzməs
miasmous
maɪˈæzməs
osmous
ˈɒzməs
Palmas
ˈpælməs
psellismus
seˈlɪzməs
strabismus
strəˈbɪzməs
Thomas
ˈtɒməs
trismus
ˈtrɪzməs
vaginismus
ˌvædʒɪˈnɪzməs
Xmas
ˈɛksməs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TENESMUS

tenebrio
tenebrionid
tenebrious
tenebriousness
tenebrism
tenebrist
tenebrity
tenebrosity
tenebrous
tenebrousness
Tenedos
tenement
tenement building
tenemental
tenementary
tenemented
tenendum
Tenerife
tenesmic
tenet

WORDS THAT END LIKE TENESMUS

animus
Camus
gluteus maximus
Hieronymus
hippopotamus
humus
hyoscyamus
isthmus
litmus
maximus
minimus
Nicodemus
Nostradamus
Polyphemus
primus
ramus
Remus
rhythmus
thalamus
thymus

Synonyms and antonyms of tenesmus in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «tenesmus» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TENESMUS

Find out the translation of tenesmus to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of tenesmus from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «tenesmus» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

里急后重
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tenesmo
570 millions of speakers

English

tenesmus
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ऐंठन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

زحير
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

тенезмы
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

tenesmo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

tenesmus
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ténesme
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tenesmus
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Tenesmus
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

しぶり
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

tenesmus
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tenesmus
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

mót rặn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

tenesmus
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दहा मेस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

idrar zorluğu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tenesmo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

parcie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

тенезми
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

tenesme
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τεινεσμός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

tenesmus
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tenesmer
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tenesmus
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of tenesmus

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TENESMUS»

The term «tenesmus» is regularly used and occupies the 80.535 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TENESMUS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «tenesmus» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «tenesmus» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about tenesmus

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TENESMUS»

Discover the use of tenesmus in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to tenesmus and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Principles and Practice of Palliative Care and Supportive ...
Rectal pain is not commonly caused by organic lesions, which more frequently result in tenesmus. It is a distressing, difficult to control problem. In the patient with cancer it occurs most commonly in cancer of the rectum or after pelvic radiation.
Ann M. Berger, John L. Shuster, Jamie H. Von Roenn, 2007
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The Treatment of Disease in TCM.: diseases of the urogenital ...
Tenesmus refers to an urgent desire to defecate following abdominal pain and uneasy passage of the feces with a heavy sensation in the rectum. It is a main symptom in dysentery. Disease causes, disease mechanisms: Although there are a ...
Philippe Sionneau, Lü Gang, 1999
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Blackwell's Five-Minute Veterinary Consult: Equine
Stimulation may result from intrinsic disease of the organ involved (e.g., rectal inflammation); therefore, tenesmus may be seen with diarrhea. • Stimulation also may result from physical pressure on the organ from within (e.g., rectal stimulation ...
Jean-Pierre Lavoie, Kenneth Hinchcliff, 2011
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Rebhun's Diseases of Dairy Cattle
Signs If rectal laceration occurs during rectal examination, signs are immediate in the form of fresh blood on the sleeve as it is withdrawn from the rectum and subsequent tenesmus. If the veterinarian has not been present for the causative ...
Thomas J. Divers, Simon Francis Peek, 2008
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Unabridged Dictionary of Sensations as If
Burning and itching in the anus, as if with tenesmus during stool. Agaricus (A) Tenesmus Diarrhcea. — Stool, with tenesmu., and sensation as in diarrhoea. Colchicum (A) Tenesmus Diarrhoea. — On getting up from stool he perceives a severe ...
J. W. Ward, 2003
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Thirty-five Years in the East: Adventures, Discoveries, ...
Thuj. orient, sem., tenesmus, p. Tigrin., tenesmus. P. Trianth. pentandr. alb., diarrhoea and tenesmus, p. o. Trianth. pentand. nig., tenesmus, p. o. H. Costiveness. o. v. Tuber, tibar. nig. tonserva, diarrhoea, dysentery, and tenesmus, o. X. Turptth.
John Martin Honigberger, 1852
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Care of the Cancer Patient: A Quick Reference Guide
Introduction. Tenesmus is an unpleasant sensation of rectal fullness and needing to open the bowels. It can occur after an abdomino-perineal resection of the rectum, in which case it is known as 'phantom rectum.' Bladder tenesmus also ...
Wesley C. Finegan, Angela McGurk, 2007
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Homoeopathic Therapeutics
Discharges white, slimy; whitish-coated tongue; pappy, sticky taste, without thirst; great difficulty in breathing; all worse at night; dysenteric stools of clear yellow, red or green slime ; pain in back, straining ; tenesmus from anus up along sacrum  ...
Samuel Lilienthal, 1998
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Concordance Repertory of the Materia Medica
D., with pain in back. Puls. (Ars., Kali-jod.) D., after bloody stools having ceased, tenesmus, with brown, mush- like, slimy, sour stools. Rheum. D., with heat in rectum; tenesmus; discharge of mucus; great prostration'; haemorrhage from bowels.
William Doyle Gentry, 1998
10
Encyclopaedia of Pure Materia Medica
Frequent tenesmus,1". — Tenesmus,b*1. — Tenesmus of the rectum and bladder ,1*. — Difficult defecation,1*. — [1870.] Frequent and urgent tenesmus,1". — Itching in the haemorrhoids; the anus is retracted,*. — (All the haemorrhoidal ...
T. F. Allen, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TENESMUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term tenesmus is used in the context of the following news items.
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12 Germs That Cause Food Poisoning
The result: GI distress and tenesmus, the painful sensation of needing to go number-two even when your bowels are empty. What you need to know: Shigella is ... «BusinessGhana, Jul 15»
2
Hillsborough County sees dramatic increase in Shigella cases this …
Shigellosis cases diarrhea, vomiting, fever, abdominal cramping and tenesmus, and the stool may contain blood or mucous. Incubation period ranges from 1 to 7 ... «Outbreak News Today, Jul 15»
3
What to Know About Shigella
[16] When more severe, the diarrhea is bloody 25% to 50% of the time. [1, 16, 22] Rectal spasms, which are technically referred to as “tenesmus,” are common. «Food Poison Journal, Apr 15»
4
The Surgeons' Lounge
... including recurrence or seroma formation. On further questioning, however, the patient did complain of a new onset of urinary hesitancy and tenesmus. image. «General Surgery News, Oct 14»
5
Rektum kanseri 3 katına çıkabilir!
Biz buna “tenesmus” adını veriyoruz. Tenesmus tuvalete gidip rahatlayamamaktır. İkinci en sık görülen bulgu ise makattan gelen kırmızı taze kandır. «Sözcü, Apr 14»
6
Huzursuz barsak sendromu belirtileri nelerdir?
Hastalartda bazan sık dişkılama isteği ve tam boşalamama (tenesmus) hissi mevcuttur. İster kabız, ister ishal dönemlerınde olsun barsağın mukus sekresyonu ... «Milliyet, Feb 14»
7
Salix Pharmaceuticals Announces Issuance of U. S. Patent for …
... diarrhea occurring in ≥ 5% of patients in clinical studies were flatulence, headache, abdominal pain, rectal tenesmus, defecation urgency and nausea. «Business Wire, Feb 14»
8
Rektum kanseri ile ilgili bilmeniz gerekenler
Biz buna “tenesmus” adını veriyoruz. Tenesmus tuvalete gidip rahatlayamamaktır. İkinci en sık görülen bulgu ise makattan gelen kırmızı taze kandır. «Milliyet, Feb 14»
9
Is There a Link Between IBS, Fibromyalgia, and Celiac Disease?
... discomfort, along with diarrhea, constipation (or a pattern of alternation between the two), defecation urgency, tenesmus bloating, and abdominal distension."1. «Monthly Prescribing Reference, Dec 13»
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Rektum kanseri ne tür bir kanserdir?
Biz buna “tenesmus” adını veriyoruz. Tenesmus tuvalete gidip rahatlayamamaktır. İkinci en sık görülen bulgu ise makattan gelen kırmızı taze kandır. «Milliyet, Dec 13»

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