Finding
urinary retention
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Subclass of:
Urination Disorders
Definitions related to urinary retention:
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Accumulation of urine within the bladder because of the inability to urinate.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Inability to completely empty the bladder with urination.NICHD Pediatric TerminologyU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Inability to completely empty the urinary bladder during the process of urination.Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
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Inability to empty the URINARY BLADDER with voiding (URINATION).NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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A disorder characterized by accumulation of urine within the bladder because of the inability to urinate.Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse EventsU.S. National Institutes of Health, 2021
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