Hyphenation of tenesmus

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word tenesmus? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

tenes-mus

Definitions of tenesmus:

1.	Painful spasm of the anal sphincter along with an urgent desire to defecate without the significant production of feces Associated with irritable bowel syndrome

Synonyms of tenesmus:

noun	spasm, cramp, muscle spasm

Last hyphenations of this language

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