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continence
[ kon-tn-uhns ]
noun
- self-restraint or abstinence, especially in regard to sexual activity; temperance; moderation.
- Physiology. the ability to voluntarily control urinary and fecal discharge.
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Other 51Թ Forms
- ԴDz·Dzt·ԱԳ noun
- ԴDz·Dzt·Ա· noun
- ܲ·Dzt·ԱԳ noun
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of continence1
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When treating the prostate gland, for example, medics want to avoid damage to the nearby bladder or rectum, which could leave patients with lifelong continence issues.
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Then the president and vice president can turn and walk away, ignoring us with a regal continence which is supposed to represent their authority but actually denotes weakness.
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Any chance Sally or Ed has anxiety, digestive or continence issues, hearing loss …?
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Profligate spending under George W. Bush forever made laughable any Republican assertion of fiscal continence.
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Unknown to her daughters, the hospital had also placed her in continence pads.
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