Diseases

Urinary Retention

Inability to empty the URINARY BLADDER with voiding (URINATION).

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Abstract

Inability to empty the URINARY BLADDER with voiding (URINATION).

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Synonyms

1 entry terms
  • Retention, Urinary

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35 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

do not confuse with ANURIA, total suppression of urine production by the kidneys

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History Note

91

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Previous Indexing

  • Urination Disorders (1966-1990)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Urinary Retention. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D016055. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D016055
  2. Urinary Retention. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urinary_retention
  3. Urinary Retention. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1366695