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Urinary urgency
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Urge incontinence is the strong, sudden need to urinate. [ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12559262 ]
Term info
Label
Urinary urgency
Synonyms
- Overactive bladder
- Urinary urgency
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Urinary urgency is the strong, sudden need to urinate and is usually due to bladder spasms or contractions. This symptom is suggestive of, but not necessarily conclusive for urodynamically demonstrable detrusor hyperactivity.
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human_phenotype
has related synonym
Urgency frequency syndrome, Overactive bladder syndrome
id
HP:0000012