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Urinary Elimination
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Dysuria | Painful or difficult (dys) urination (uria); burning on urination. |
| Functional Incontinence | The person has bladder control but cannot use the toilet in time. |
| Hematuria | Blood (hemat) in the urine (uria). |
| Micturition | The process of emptying urine from the bladder; urination or voiding. |
| Mixed Incontinence | The combination of stress incontinence and urge incontinence. |
| Nocturia | Frequent urination (uria) at night (noc) |
| Oliguria | Scant amount (olig) of urination (uria); less than 500 mL in 24 hours. |
| Over-active bladder | The loss of urine in response to a sudden, urgent need to void; the person cannot get to the toilet in time; urge incontinence. |
| Over-flow incontinence | Small amounts of urine leak from a full bladder. |
| Polyuria | Abnormally large amounts (poly) of urine (uria). |
| Reflex Incontinence | Urine is lost at predictable intervals when the bladder is full. |
| Stress Incontinence | When urine leaks during exercise 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; the person cannot get to a toilet in time; over-active bladder. |
| Urinary Frequency | Voiding at frequent intervals. |
| Urinary Incontinence | The involuntary loss or leakage of urine. (Loss of bladder control). |
| Urinary Retention | The inability to void |
| Urinary Urgency | The need to void at once |
| Urination | The process of emptying urine from the bladder; Micturition or Voiding. |
| Voiding | The process of emptying urine from the bladder; Micturition or urination. |
| BM | Bowel Movement |
| UTI | Urinary Tract Infection |
| mL | Mililiters |
| Catheter | A tube used to drain or inject fluid through a body opening. |
| Catheterization | The process of inserting a catheter |
| Condom Catheter | A soft sheath that slides over the penis and is used to drain urine. |
| Foley Catheter | A catheter left in the bladder so urine drains constantly into a drainage bag; Retention or indwelling catheter. |
| Indwelling Catheter | A catheter left in the bladder so urine drains constantly into a drainage bag; Retention or Foley catheter. |
| Retention Catheter | A catheter left in the bladder so urine is constantly drained into a drainage bag; Indwelling catheter or Foley catheter. |
| Straight Catheter | A catheter that drains the bladder and then is removed. |
| IV | Intravenous |
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