tenesmus tenesmic • tenet · · · Info · Definitions · Characters · · tenesmus · · Text Latin · · Script 8 · · Length Definitions · · · (noun) painful spasm of the anal sphincter along with an urgent desire to defecate without the significant production of feces; associated with irritable bowel syndrome. · · Noun Definition 1 Characters · · e latin small letter e U+0065 m latin small letter m U+006D n latin small letter n U+006E s latin small letter s U+0073 t latin small letter t U+0074 u latin small letter u U+0075