retention of urine


retention

 [re-ten´shun] 1. the process of holding back or keeping in a position.2. persistence in the body of material normally excreted, such as from the bowel or bladder.3. the number of staff members in a facility that remain in employment.urinary retention a nursing diagnosis accepted by the North American Nursing Diagnosis Association, defined as a state in which an individual has incomplete emptying of the bladder.retention of urine accumulation of urine within the bladder because of inability to urinate.