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Incontinence — Inability to control excretions. Urinary incontinence is inability to keep urine in the bladder. Fecal incontinence is inability to retain feces in the rectum. * * * 1. Inability to prevent the discharge of any of the excretions, especially of… … Medical dictionary
Incontinence — is used in Medicine and Philosophy.MedicineIncontinence is the lack of voluntary control of excretory functions; the term is a contraction of a complete expression, such as incontinence of urine or incontinence of feces . Incontinence mostly… … Wikipedia
Urge incontinence — A sudden involuntary contraction of the muscular wall of the bladder causing urinary urgency, an immediate unstoppable urge to urinate. It is a form of urinary incontinence (the unintentional loss of urine) and affects about 1 in 11 adults,… … Medical dictionary
incontinence — n. 1) (urinary incontinence) the inappropriate involuntary passage of urine, resulting in wetting. Stress incontinence is the loss of urine on exertion (e.g. coughing and straining). It is common in women in whom the muscles of the pelvic floor… … The new mediacal dictionary
urge incontinence — /ˈɜdʒ ɪnkɒntənəns/ (say erj inkontuhnuhns) noun a type of urinary incontinence in which a sudden overwhelming urge to pass urine leads to involuntary leakage, often caused by an overactive bladder. See overactive bladder syndrome. Compare stress… …
incontinence — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ faecal/fecal, urinary (both medical) ▪ stress, urge (both medical) VERB + INCONTINENCE ▪ suffer from … Collocations dictionary
urge incontinence — noun 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 • Hypernyms:… … Useful english dictionary
urge incontinence — noun Date: 1980 involuntary leakage of urine from the bladder when a sudden strong need to urinate is felt compare stress incontinence … New Collegiate Dictionary
urge incontinence — see incontinence … The new mediacal dictionary
urinary incontinence — noun inability to control the flow of urine and involuntary urination • Syn: ↑enuresis • Hypernyms: ↑incontinence, ↑incontinency • Hyponyms: ↑bed wetting, ↑overflow incontinence, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
