Incontinence
Definition of Incontinence
In`con´ti`nence
n.
1.
1.
Incapacity
to
hold
;
hence
,
incapacity
to
hold
back or
restrain
; the
quality
or
state
of being
incontinent
;
lack
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.)
The
inability
of any of the
animal
organs
to
restrain
the
natural
evacuations
,
especially
urination
, or
defecation
, so that the
discharges
are
involuntary
; as,
incontinence
of
urine
.
Related Words
elimination
,
enuresis
,
evacuation
,
excreting
,
excretion
,
incontinency
,
urinary
incontinence
,
voiding
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