overflow incontinence

incontinence /in·con·ti·nence/ (-kon´tĭ-nens)

1. inability to control excretory functions.

2. immoderation or excess.incon´tinent

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fecal incontinence  involuntary passage of feces and flatus.

overflow incontinence  urinary incontinence due to pressure of retained urine in the bladder after the bladder has contracted to its limits, with dribbling of urine.

passive incontinence  urinary or fecal incontinence in which the bladder or colon is full and cannot be emptied in the usual way but can be induced by pressure.

stress incontinence  involuntary escape of urine due to strain on the orifice of the bladder, as in coughing or sneezing.

urge incontinence , urgency incontinence urinary or fecal incontinence preceded by a sudden, uncontrollable impulse to evacuate.

urinary incontinence  inability to control the voiding of urine.

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overflow incontinence

Etymology: AS, ofer + flowan + L, incontinentia, inability to retain

an overflow of urine from a distended paralyzed bladder. See also incontinence, urinary incontinence.

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overflow incontinence

Paradoxic incontinence Dribbling of urine due to chronic overdistension of the bladder–volume from 1000 to 3000 mL, normal, ±500 ml, with attenuation of the muscle; this may be confused–and therefore is paradoxic–with pure stress incontinence