The medical term for the involuntary discharge of urine during coughing, sneezing, or straining is:
A) stress incontinence
B) urinary retention
C) hydronephrosis
D) nocturnal enuresis
A
Explanation: If the term is not memorized, deconstructing portions of the other choices can eliminate them: noct, "night"; retention, "to keep"; and hydr/o/nephr/osis, "water in kidney."
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