Etymology of the Latin word tenesmus
the Medieval Latin word
tenesmusderived from the Latin word
tenesmos (constipation; a straining)
derived from the Greek word
teinesmos, τεινεσμός
derived from the Greek word
teinein (to stretch)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ten-derived from the Greek word
teino, τείνω
Derivations in other languages
English
tenesmus, French
ténesme, Portuguese
tenesmoUsage
Word found in Medieval Latin
