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cramp vs tenesmus

tenesmus vs cramp

cramp and tenesmus both are nouns.

cramp is a verb but tenesmus is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
cramp Yes No Yes No
tenesmus Yes No No No
As nouns, tenesmus is a hyponym of cramp; that is, tenesmus is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than cramp:
  • cramp: a painful and involuntary muscular contraction
  • 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
cramp (noun) tenesmus (noun)
a strip of metal with ends bent at right angles; used to hold masonry together painful spasm of the anal sphincter along with an urgent desire to defecate without the significant production of feces; associated with irritable bowel syndrome
a clamp for holding pieces of wood together while they are glued
a painful and involuntary muscular contraction
cramp (verb) tenesmus (verb)
suffer from sudden painful contraction of a muscle
affect with or as if with a cramp
prevent the progress or free movement of
secure with a cramp
Difference between cramp and tenesmus

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