tenesmus
te·nes·mus
noun \tə-ˈnez-məs\Definition of TENESMUS
: a distressing but ineffectual urge to evacuate the rectum or bladder
Origin of TENESMUS
Latin, from Greek teinesmos, from teinein to stretch, strain — more at thin
First Known Use: 1527
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