retention of urine

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retention of urine,

an abnormal, involuntary accumulation of urine in the bladder as a result of a loss of muscle tone in the bladder, neurologic dysfunction or damage to the bladder, obstruction of the urethra, or administration of a narcotic analgesic, especially morphine.

retention [re-ten´shun]

1. the process of holding back or keeping in a position.

2. persistence in the body of material normally excreted, such as from the bowel or bladder.

3. the number of staff members in a facility that remain in employment.

urinary retention a nursing diagnosis accepted by the North American Nursing Diagnosis Association, defined as a state in which an individual has incomplete emptying of the bladder.

retention of urine accumulation of urine within the bladder because of inability to urinate.

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