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INCONTINENCY
incontinence, incontinency
(noun) involuntary urination or defecation
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
incontinency (countable and uncountable, plural incontinencies)
incontinence
Source: Wiktionary
In*con"ti*nence, In*con"ti*nen*cy, n. Etym: [L. incontinentia: cf. F. incontinence.]
1. Incapacity to hold; hence, incapacity to hold back or restrain; the quality or state of being incontinent; want of continence; failure to restrain the passions or appetites; indulgence of lust; lewdness. That Satan tempt you not for your incontinency. 1 Cor. vii. 5. From the rash hand of bold incontinence. Milton.
2. (Med.)
Definition: The inability of any of the animal organs to restrain the natural evacuations, so that the discharges are involuntary; as, incontinence of urine.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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