| A | B |
|---|
| catheter | a tube used to drain or inject fluid through a body opening |
| catheterization | the process of inserting a catheter |
| dysuria | painful or difficult urination |
| Foley catheter | indwelling catheter |
| micturition | urination |
| mixed incontinence | the combination of s tress incontinence and urge incontinence |
| nocturia | frequent urination at night |
| oliguria | scant amount of urine |
| overflow incontinence | small amounts of urine leak from a full bladder |
| polyuria | abnormally large amounts of urine |
| reflex incontinence | urine is lost at predictable intervals when the bladder is full |
| straight catheter | a catheter that drains the bladder and then is removed |
| stress incontinence | when urine leaks during exercised and certain movements that cause pressure on the bladder |
| transient incontinence | temporary or occasional incontinence that is reversed when the cause is treated |
| urge incontinence | the loss of urine in response to a sudden, urgent need to void |
| urinary frequency | voiding at frequent intervals |
| urinary incontinence | the involuntary loss or leakage of urine |
| urinary urgency | the need to void at once |
| urination | the process of emptying urine from the bladder |
