urinary incontinence

Definitions of urinary incontinence

1. noun

   inability to control the flow of urine and involuntary urination
   synonyms: enuresis

   types:

   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