Important Words About Urinary Incontinence
- bladder: (BLAD-ur) the balloon-shaped muscle inside the
body that holds urine
- gynecologist: (guy-nuh-CALL-uh-jist): a doctor who treats
women's problems
- incontinence: (in-KON-tuh-nents): loss of bladder control,
accidental leakage of urine
- menopause: (MEN-uh-paws) the time when a woman stops having
her periods
- pelvic
muscle exercises: a way to strengthen the muscles that hold urine
in the bladder
- pessary: (PESS-uh-ree) a special device placed in the
vagina to support the bladder and prevent leakage
- urethra: (you-REE-thrah) a tube that carries urine from the
bladder to the outside of the body
- urinate: (YOOR-uh-nate) to pass water, sometimes called
voiding or peeing
- urine: (YOOR-un) the water containing wastes that passes
from the body
- urogynecologist: (YOOR-oh-guy-nuh-CALL-uh-jist): a doctor
who treats women's bladder and urine problems
- urologist: (yoor-ALL-uh-jist) a doctor who treats people
with bladder or urine problems
- vagina: (vuh-JY-nuh) in a woman's body, a tube connecting the womb (uterus) to the outside
Reprinted from the National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse
