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Enuresis

An involuntary discharge of urine; incontinence of urine.

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Incontinence 76% connected

Alt. of Incontinency

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Incontinency 76% connected

Incapacity to hold; hence, incapacity to hold back or restrain; the quality or state of being incontinent; want of continence; failure to restrain th…

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Ball noun · 78% connection

one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens; "she kicked him in the balls and got away"

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Ballock noun · 78% connection

one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens; "she kicked him in the balls and got away"

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Bollock noun · 78% connection

one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens; "she kicked him in the balls and got away"

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BPH noun · 78% connection

enlarged prostate; appears to be part of the natural aging process

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Catheter noun · 78% connection

a thin flexible tube inserted into the body to permit introduction or withdrawal of fluids or to keep the passageway open

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Catheterisation noun · 78% connection

the operation of introducing a catheter into the body

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Catheterization noun · 78% connection

the operation of introducing a catheter into the body

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ED noun · 78% connection

impotence resulting from a man's inability to have or maintain an erection of his penis

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Egg noun · 78% connection

one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens; "she kicked him in the balls and got away"

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Erectile dysfunction noun · 78% connection

impotence resulting from a man's inability to have or maintain an erection of his penis

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Haematuria noun · 78% connection

the presence of blood in the urine; often a symptom of urinary tract disease

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Hematuria noun · 78% connection

the presence of blood in the urine; often a symptom of urinary tract disease

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Hydronephrosis noun · 78% connection

accumulation of urine in the kidney because of an obstruction in the ureter

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Kidney noun · 78% connection

either of two bean-shaped excretory organs that filter wastes (especially urea) from the blood and excrete them and water in urine; "u…

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Kidney stone noun · 78% connection

a calculus formed in the kidney

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Male erectile dysfunction noun · 78% connection

impotence resulting from a man's inability to have or maintain an erection of his penis

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Nephrectomy noun · 78% connection

surgical removal of a kidney

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Automatism noun · 78% connection

The state or quality of being automatic; the power of self-moving; automatic, mechanical, or involuntary action. (Metaph.) A theory as…

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Bondage adjective · 78% connection

The state of being bound; condition of being under restraint; restraint of personal liberty by compulsion; involuntary servitude; slav…

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Chorea noun · 78% connection

St. Vitus's dance; a disease attended with convulsive twitchings and other involuntary movements of the muscles or limbs.

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Cramp noun · 78% connection

A spasmodic and painful involuntary contraction of a muscle or muscles, as of the leg.

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Delacrymation noun · 78% connection

An involuntary discharge of watery humors from the eyes; wateriness of the eyes.

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Diabetes noun · 78% connection

A disease which is attended with a persistent, excessive discharge of urine. Most frequently the urine is not only increased in quanti…

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Discharge verb · 78% connection

The act of discharging; the act of relieving of a charge or load; removal of a load or burden; unloading; as, the discharge of a ship;…

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Disembogue verb · 78% connection

To pour out or discharge at the mouth, as a stream; to vent; to discharge into an ocean, a lake, etc.

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Disgorge verb · 78% connection

To eject or discharge by the throat and mouth; to vomit; to pour forth or throw out with violence, as if from the mouth; to discharge…

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Diuretic adjective · 78% connection

Tending to increase the secretion and discharge of urine.

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Dysury noun · 78% connection

Difficult or painful discharge of urine.

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Encopresis noun · 78% connection

involuntary defecation not attributable to physical defects or illness

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