Urinary Bladder, Overactive
"Urinary Bladder, Overactive" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Symptom of overactive detrusor muscle of the URINARY BLADDER that contracts with abnormally high frequency and urgency. Overactive bladder is characterized by the frequent feeling of needing to urinate during the day, during the night, or both. URINARY INCONTINENCE may or may not be present.
| Descriptor ID |
D053201
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C12.777.829.866 C13.351.968.829.813 C23.888.942.343.780
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| Concept/Terms |
Overactive Detrusor- Overactive Detrusor
- Detrusor, Overactive
- Overactive Detrusor Function
- Detrusor Function, Overactive
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Prevalence and degree of bother from pelvic floor disorders in obese women. Int Urogynecol J Pelvic Floor Dysfunct. 2009 Mar; 20(3):289-94.