| overflow incontinence | Involuntary loss of urine associated with overdistention of the bladder, with or without a detrusor contraction. Synonym: paradoxical incontinence. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| overflow wave | The descending wave of the sphygmogram from the apex to the first anacrotic break. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Bence Jones proteinuria | Presence of Bence Jones proteins in the urine, usually indicative of a neoplastic process such as multiple myeloma, amyloidosis, or Waldenstrom's macroglobulinaemia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gestational proteinuria | The presence of proteinuria during or under the influence of pregnancy in the absence of hypertension, oedema, renal infection, or known intrinsic renovascular disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| proteinuria | Too much protein in the urine. This may be a sign of kidney damage. Origin: Gr. Ouron = urine (09 Oct 1997) |
| nonisolated proteinuria | <nephrology> Proteinuria associated with other abnormalities. (05 Mar 2000) |
| isolated proteinuria | Proteinuria in a patient who is asymptomatic, has normal renal function and urinary sediment, and has no manifestation of systemic disease upon initial examination. (05 Mar 2000) |
| orthostatic proteinuria | The appearance of albumin in the urine when the patient is erect and its disappearance when recumbent. Synonym: orthostatic proteinuria, postural proteinuria, postural albuminuria. (05 Mar 2000) |