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OVERFLOW INCONTINENCE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Urinary incontinence that occurs when the bladder is so full that it continually leaks urine; often attributable to a blocked urethra (e.g., due to prostate enlargement) or weak bladder muscles or nerve damage
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Hypernyms ("overflow incontinence" is a kind of...):
enuresis; urinary incontinence (inability to control the flow of urine and involuntary urination)