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urinary incontinence

DEFINITIONS OF: urinary incontinence

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n inability to control the flow of urine and involuntary urination

Synonyms:
enuresis
Types:
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bed-wetting
enuresis during sleep; especially common in children (who usually outgrow it)
overflow incontinence
urinary incontinence that occurs when the bladder is so full that it continually leaks urine; often attributable to a blocked urethra (e.g., due to prostate enlargement) or weak bladder muscles or nerve damage
stress incontinence
urinary incontinence that occurs when involuntary pressure is put on the bladder by coughing or laughing or sneezing or lifting or straining
urge incontinence
urinary incontinence that is generally attributable to involuntary contracts of the bladder muscle resulting in an urgent need to urinate accompanied by a sudden loss of urine; most common in people over 60 years of age
Type of:
incontinence, incontinency
involuntary urination or defecation
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