Category:Tenesmus

Te*nes"mus, n. Etym: [nl., fr. Gr. tenesmos.] (med.)

Defn: 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. Vesical tenesmus, a Similar sensation as to the evacuation of urine, referred to the Region of the bladder.