detrusor

Introduction

General term for any part of the body that pushes down. In the urinary system, the detrusor muscle is the smooth muscle in the wall of the urinary bladder that contracts the bladder & expels the urine.

Additional terms

• detrusor hyperactivity with impaired bladder contractility (DHIC)
• detrusor instability (unstable bladder, hyperactive bladder, irritable bladder)
• detrusor muscle (musculi detrusor vesicae)
• detrusor sphincter dyssynergia (DSD)