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tenesmus
te·nes·mus [ tə nézməss ]


noun 
Definition:
 
painful attempt to defecate or urinate: an urgent, painful, and unsuccessful attempt to defecate or urinate
[Early 16th century. Via medieval Latin< Greek tēnesmos< teinein "stretch, strain"]
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