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tenesmus

 (n): painful spasm of the anal sphincter along with an urgent desire to defecate without the significant production of feces; associated with irritable bowel syndrome
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5 months ago reesetee said:

Eesh. Added.

5 months ago chained_bear said:

"In any case it was almost time for his evening rounds: they amounted to a couple of obstinate gleets and a tenesmus..."
--P. O'Brian, The Hundred Days, 160

And a fine candidate for reesetee's "Worse Than They Sound" list.

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misterspee (164 words)
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man's Words, by man
Dain's Words, by Dain
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The Aubrey/Maturin List I'm Gonna Make Someday, by chained_bear
Worse Than They Sound, by reesetee
2008 Wordlist, by MiaLuthien