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interstitial cystitis

A Dictionary of Nursing | 2008 | © A Dictionary of Nursing 2008, originally published by Oxford University Press 2008. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

interstitial cystitis n. a chronic nonbacterial inflammation of the bladder accompanied by an urgent desire to pass urine frequently and bladder pain; it is usually associated with an ulcer in the bladder wall (Hunner's ulcer). The cause is unknown and contracture of the bladder eventually occurs.

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