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Anuria vs Retention - What's the difference?

anuria | retention |

In medicine terms the difference between anuria and retention

is that anuria is a condition in which the kidneys do not produce urine while retention is the involuntary withholding of urine and faeces.

anuria

English

(wikipedia anuria)

Noun

  • (medicine) A condition in which the kidneys do not produce urine.
  • * 2007 , Nain D. Chohan (editor), Nursing: Interpreting Signs & Symptoms , page 39,
    • Clinically defined as urine output of less than 100 ml in 24 hours, anuria' indicates either urinary tract obstruction or acute renal failure due to various mechanisms.' Anuria is rare; even with renal failure, the kidneys usually produce at least 75 ml of urine daily.
  • * 2008 , Ronald M. Perkin, Dale A. Newton, James D. Swift (editors), Pediatric Hospital Medicine: Textbook of Inpatient Management , 2nd edition, page 359,
    • Changes in urinary pattern such as polyuria, oliguria, anuria , enuresis, and excessive thirst can be associated with tubular dysfunction.
  • * 2011 , Boris Lams, Oliguria'', Mark Kinirons, Harold Ellis (editors), ''French's Index of Differential Diagnosis: An A-Z , page 467,
    • It goes without saying, therefore, that obstructive anuria can occur only if the outflow from both kidneys or from the only functioning kidney is obstructed.

    Related terms

    * anuric * anuresis * anuretic * enuresis * oliguria * polyuria

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    retention

    English

    (wikipedia retention)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of retaining or something retained
  • * 1599 , , II. iv. 95:
    • No woman's heart / So big, to hold so much; they lack retention .
  • The act or power of remembering things
  • A memory; what is retained in the mind
  • (medicine) The involuntary withholding of urine and faeces
  • (obsolete) That which contains something, as a tablet; a means of preserving impressions.
    • (Shakespeare)
  • (obsolete) The act of withholding; restraint; reserve.
  • * 1599 , , V. i. 79:
    • His life I gave him, and did thereto add / My love without retention or restraint,
  • (obsolete) A place of custody or confinement.
  • (legal) The right to withhold a debt, or of retaining property until a debt due to the person claiming the right is duly paid; a lien.
    • (Erskine)
    (Craig)

    Related terms

    * retentive * retentiveness * retentivity * retentor

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