Anatomical Structure
continent reservoir Audio
con·ti·nent res·er·voir [ kon-tih-nent reh-ser-vwar ]
Definitions related to continent reservoir:
  • A pouch formed from a piece of small intestine to hold urine after the bladder has been removed.
    NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • A urinary diversion in which the bladder is bypassed or removed and the ureters are connected to a pouch or reservoir formed from a portion of the intestine. The pouch has an external stoma through which the urine is drained.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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