Diseases

Urinary Incontinence

Involuntary loss of URINE, such as leaking of urine. It is a symptom of various underlying pathological processes. Major types of incontinence include URINARY URGE INCONTINENCE and URINARY STRESS INCONTINENCE.

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Involuntary loss of URINE, such as leaking of urine. It is a symptom of various underlying pathological processes. Major types of incontinence include URINARY URGE INCONTINENCE and URINARY STRESS INCONTINENCE.

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  • Incontinence, Urinary

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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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  1. C12.050.351.968w.934.814w
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  3. C12.950w.934.814w
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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Urinary Incontinence. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D014549. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D014549
  2. Urinary Incontinence. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urinary_incontinence
  3. Urinary Incontinence. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q281490