Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun tenesmus

1 sense of tenesmus

Sense 1
tenesmus -- (painful spasm of the anal sphincter along with an urgent desire to defecate without the significant production of feces; associated with irritable bowel syndrome)
       => spasm, cramp, muscle spasm -- (a painful and involuntary muscular contraction)