tenesmo

Italian

Etymology

From Latin tēnesmus, from Ancient Greek τεινεσμός (teinesmós), from τείνω (teínō).

Noun

tenesmo m (plural tenesmi)

1. (pathology) tenesmus

Anagrams

• mestone, semento, sementò

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /teˈnez.mu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /teˈnez.mu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /teˈneʒ.mu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /teˈnez.mo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɨˈneʒ.mu/

• Hyphenation: te‧nes‧mo

Noun

tenesmo m (plural tenesmos)

1. (pathology) tenesmus (painfully urgent need to urinate or defecate that results in little being passed)