| SI | International System of Units [Fr. le Systeme International d'Unites]; sacroiliac; saline infusion; ... |
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| SUI | stress urinary incontinence |
| USI | universal serial interface; urinary stress incontinence |
| ABR | Absolute Bed Rest |
| ABO | abortion; absent bed occupancy; American Board of Orthodontists; blood group system consisting of gr... |
| reflex incontinence | In neurogenic disorders, loss of urine due to detrusor hyperreflexia and/or involuntary urethral relaxation in the absence of the desire to void. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| passive incontinence | Dribbling of urine by reason of inability of the bladder to empty itself and of consequent overdistention. See: overflow incontinence. (05 Mar 2000) |
| water bed | A mattress in the form of a closed rubber bag filled with water; used to prevent or treat pressure sores by equalizing the distribution of the patient's weight against the support. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mud bed | A bed in which the mattress consists of semiliquid mud made from special clays, covered with a sheet of plastic material; used to widely distribute the pressure of the body weight over the dependent surface, for patients with burns or large anaesthetic areas. (05 Mar 2000) |
| crests of nail bed | The numerous longitudinal ridges of the nail bed distal to the lunula. Synonym: cristae matricis unguis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hospital bed capacity | The number of beds which a hospital has been designed and constructed to contain. It may also refer to the number of beds set up and staffed for use. (12 Dec 1998) |
| nail bed | The area of the corium on which the nail rests; it is extremely sensitive and presents numerous longitudinal ridges on its surface. According to some anatomists, the nail bed is the portion covered by the body of the nail, the nail matrix being only the part on which the root of the nail rests. Synonym: matrix unguis, keratogenous membrane, nail matrix, onychostroma. (05 Mar 2000) |
| stress urinary incontinence | Leakage of urine as a result of coughing, straining, or some sudden voluntary movement, due to weakness of the fascia muscles and at the neck of the bladder. Synonym: urinary exertional incontinence. (05 Mar 2000) |
| incontinence | <gastroenterology, urology> The inability to control excretory functions, as defecation (faecal incontinence) or urination (urinary incontinence). Origin: L. Incontinentia (13 Nov 1997) |
| incontinence, faecal | Inability to hold feces in the rectum. This is due to failure of voluntary control over the anal sphincters permitting untimely passage of feces and gas. Also called rectal incontinence. (12 Dec 1998) |
| incontinence of faeces | The involuntary voiding of faeces into clothing or bedclothes, usually due to pathology affecting sphincter control or loss of cognitive functions. Synonym: faecal incontinence. (05 Mar 2000) |
| incontinence of milk | <endocrinology> The excessive or spontaneous flow of milk, persistent secretion of milk irrespective of nursing. Origin: Gr. Rhoia = flow (18 Nov 1997) |
| incontinence of pigment | Loss of melanin from the epidermis, and accumulation in melanophages in the upper dermis; seen in several inflammatory diseases of the skin and in incontinentia pigmenti. (05 Mar 2000) |
| incontinence of urine | Inability to hold urine in the bladder. This is due to failure of voluntary control over the urinary sphincters resulting in involuntary passage of urine (wetting). (12 Dec 1998) |
| incontinence pads | Absorbent pads made of various materials used for personal hygiene usually in urinary incontinence and usually in the elderly. They may be worn as underpants or as pants liners. They are made of absorbent materials such as fluff wood pulp and hydrogel absorbent with viscose rayon, polyester, polypropylene, or polyethylene coverstock. (12 Dec 1998) |