tenesmus
English
/tɪˈnɛz.məs/
noun
Definitions
- (medicine) A continual or recurrent inclination to evacuate the bowels, caused by disorder of the rectum or other illness.
Etymology
Derived from Latin tēnesmus derived from Ancient Greek τεινεσμός (vain endeavor to evacuate), τείνω (I stretch, stretch, I stretch out, pull tight, I pull tight, spread, stretch out).
Origin
Ancient Greek
τείνω
Gloss
I stretch, stretch, I stretch out, pull tight, I pull tight, spread, stretch out
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- paratenic English
- tenesmic English
- tēnesmus Latin
- tenesmo Italian
- παλίντονος Ancient Greek
- παρατείνω Ancient Greek
- τάσις Ancient Greek
- τέτανος Ancient Greek
- τείνω Ancient Greek
- τεινεσμός Ancient Greek
- τετανός Ancient Greek
- ἐκτείνω Ancient Greek
- ὑποτείνω Ancient Greek
- τείνω Greek (modern)
- *téňňō Proto-Hellenic