Bladder Control Medications Glossary of Terms

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Allergy: A misguided reaction to foreign substances by the immune system, the body system ...

Anticholinergic: Opposing the actions of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine. Anticholinerg...

Antidepressants: Anything, and especially a drug, used to prevent or treat depression.

Antihistamines: Drugs that combat the histamine released during an allergic reaction by bl...

Asthma: A common lung disorder in which inflammation causes the bronchi to swell and narro...

Bladder: A hollow organ in the lower abdomen that stores urine. The kidneys filter waste f...

Blood pressure: The blood pressure is the pressure of the blood within the arteries. It is...

Blurred vision: Lack of sharpness of vision with, as a result, the inability to see fine d...

Bowel: The small and large intestine.

Bradycardia: A slow heart rate, usually defined as less than 60 beats per minute.

Breathing: The process of respiration, during which air is inhaled into the lungs through ...

Constipation: Infrequent and frequently incomplete bowel movements. Constipation is the op...

Depression: An illness that involves the body, mood, and thoughts and that affects the way...

Diabetes: Refers to diabetes mellitus or, less often, to diabetes insipidus. Diabetes mell...

Diarrhea: A common condition that involves unusually frequent and liquid bowel movements. ...

Dizziness: Painless head discomfort with many possible causes including disturbances of ...

Dry mouth: The condition of not having enough saliva to keep the mouth wet. This is due to...

Food and Drug Administration: An agency within the US Public Health Service that provides ...

Gland: A group of cells that secrete a substance for use in the body. For example, the thy...

Glaucoma: A common eye condition in which the fluid pressure inside the eyes rises becaus...

Headache: A pain in the head with the pain being above the eyes or the ears, behind the he...

Heart: The muscle that pumps blood received from veins into arteries throughout the body. ...

Heart disease: Any disorder that affects the heart. Sometimes the term "heart disease" is ...

Heart rate: The number of heartbeats per unit of time, usually per minute. The heart rate ...

High blood pressure: A repeatedly elevated blood pressure exceeding 140 over 90 mmHg. Chro...

Incontinence: The inability to control excretions, to hold urine in the bladder, or to kee...

Insomnia: The perception or complaint of inadequate or poor-quality sleep due to a number ...

Involuntary: Done other than in accordance with the conscious will of the individual. The ...

Kidney: One of a pair of organs located in the right and left side of the abdomen. The kid...

Laparoscopy: A type of surgery in which small incisions are made in the abdominal wall thr...

Low blood pressure: Any blood pressure that is below the normal expected for an individua...

Mouth: 1. The upper opening of the digestive tract, beginning with the lips and con...

Muscle: Muscle is the tissue of the body which primarily functions as a source of power. T...

Nerve: A bundle of fibers that uses electrical and chemical signals to transmit sensory an...

Obstruction: Blockage of a passageway. See, for example: Airway obstruction; Intestinal o...

Oncology: The field of medicine that is devoted to cancer. Clinical oncology consists of t...

Overactive bladder: A sudden involuntary contraction of the muscular wall of the bladder c...

Palpitations: Unpleasant sensations of irregular and/or forceful beating of the heart. In ...

Parkinson disease: A slowly progressive neurologic disease characterized by a fixed inexpr...

Peptic ulcer: An ulcer in the lining of the stomach, duodenum, or esophagus. Peptic ulcers...

Pharmacy: A location where prescription medications are sold. A pharmacy is constantly sup...

Prevalence: The proportion of individuals in a population having a disease or characterist...

Prostate: A gland within the male reproductive system that is located just below the blad...

Prostate gland: A gland in the male reproductive system that is located just below the bla...

Residual: Something left behind. With residual disease, the disease has not been eradicate...

Schizophrenia: One of several brain diseases whose symptoms may include loss of personalit...

Stomach: The digestive organ that is located in the upper abdomen, under the ribs. The upp...

Stress: In a medical or biological context stress is a physical, mental, or emotional fact...

Surgery: The branch of medicine that employs operations in the treatment of disease or inj...

Sweat: A colorless transparent acidic fluid with a distinctive odor secreted by the small ...

Sympathetic nervous system: A part of the nervous system that serves to accelerate the hea...

Tachycardia: A rapid heart rate, usually defined as greater than 100 beats per minute.

Therapy: The treatment of disease. Therapy is synonymous with treatment.

Thyroid: 1. The thyroid gland. Also, pertaining to the thyroid gland. 2. A p...

Topical: Pertaining to a particular surface area. For example, a topical agent is applied ...

Tricyclic antidepressants: One of a class of medications used to treat depression. The tri...

Ulcer: A lesion that is eroding away the skin or mucous membrane. Ulcers can have various ...

Urge incontinence: A sudden involuntary contraction of the muscular wall of the bladder ca...

Urinary: Having to do with the function or anatomy of the kidneys, ureters, bladder, or ur...

Urinary incontinence: The unintentional loss of urine. Inability to hold urine in the blad...

Urinary tract: The organs of the body that produce, store, and discharge urine. These orga...

Urinary urgency: An immediate unstoppable urge to urinate, due to a sudden involuntary con...

Urine: Liquid waste produced by the kidneys. Urine is a clear, transparent fluid that norm...

Wheezing: A whistling noise in the chest during breathing. Wheezing occurs when the airway...