Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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tenesmus | Yes | No | No | No |
spasm | Yes | No | No | No |
tenesmus (noun) | spasm (noun) |
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painful spasm of the anal sphincter along with an urgent desire to defecate without the significant production of feces; associated with irritable bowel syndrome | (pathology) sudden constriction of a hollow organ (as a blood vessel) |
a painful and involuntary muscular contraction |