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tenesmus的意思

tenesmus

英 [tɪ'nezməs]
  • n. 下坠;[内科] 里急后重

tenesmus

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1. ten- "stretch, strain" + -esm(希腊语的一种后缀,很可能与英语后缀-ism有关联,也就是说很可能具有某种同源性) + -us(拉丁语后缀).
2. 含义:a straining, esp. a vain straining to evacuate, a vain desire to evacuate. (med.)

英文词源


tenesmus (n.)
"a straining" (to void the contents of the bowels), 1520s, medical Latin, from Greek tenesmos "a straining," from teinein "to stretch" (see tenet).