urinary retention

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Noun urinary retention has 1 sense

urinary retention - holding urine in the urinary bladder; "he has a problem with urinary retention"
--₁ is a kind of retentiveness, retentivity, retention

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Urinary Retention

Definition: Urinary retention refers to the inability to empty the bladder completely or at all.

Parts of Speech: Noun

Sense 1: A medical condition where the bladder cannot be fully emptied.

Example: The patient's urinary retention was a result of an enlarged prostate gland.

Sense 2: A temporary episode of bladder dysfunction leading to difficulty in urination.

Example: After surgery, some patients may experience postoperative urinary retention.

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