Pain associated with urination (dysuria) can arise from bladder distension, which is then relieved by effective micturition; from inflammation of the lower urinary tract, commonly due to infection but rarely caused by chemical irritants in the urine; and from mechanical irritation by tumour or during the passage of stones.
Of course the show is a comedy, so it doesn't bother with the typically gloomy out-of-the-closet story standards like self-loathing or familial rejection (Amy has a southern conservative mother and a wicked step-sister who believes in salvation, but they are only really portrayed as irritants, and she seems to enjoy provoking them).
TWO of the first things that strike visitors to China are irritants to which some residents have become inured: bad air and poor internet service.
Victims of Delhi's rapid sprawl, which has subsumed their forest habitats, the monkeys can indeed be irritants.
ADD another group to the list of irritants bothering the bosses of financial firms: shareholders.
Concluding it would show that the two countries can overcome the trade irritants that have always tested the relationship.
Poland's own "reset" with Russia means that it is in no state to complain about America's.The outstanding bilateral issues are a series of trivial irritants: some grumbles about restitution for Holocaust victims' families on one side, continued complaints about the existence of a visa regime on the other.
Tedious fiddling about with mice and joysticks will become irritants of the past.Controlling things by mere thought is a staple of science fiction.
Mr Obama's conscious decision to postpone inevitable irritants such as differences over Taiwan, the Dalai Lama and Iran made for some cordiality, but still disputes occurred.
If the only obstacle to starting talks now is the cultural exception, say some Eurocrats, perhaps that is progress.Yet if Europeans cannot begin the talks after months of preparation (eg, removing old irritants in the beef trade), what is the chance that they will be able to conclude them?
Such irritants appear not to deter private motorists, however.
