incontinence
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in·con·ti·nence
(ĭn-kŏn′tə-nəns)n.
The quality or state of being incontinent.
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incontinence
Condition resulting from various causes, including injury or old age, in which urination cannot be voluntarily controlled. It may be temporary or permanent.
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Noun | 1. | incontinence - involuntary urination or defecation excreting, excretion, voiding, elimination, evacuation - the bodily process of discharging waste matter enuresis, urinary incontinence - inability to control the flow of urine and involuntary urination |
2. | incontinence - indiscipline with regard to sensuous pleasures indiscipline, undiscipline - the trait of lacking discipline rakishness - the quality of a rake |
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incontinence
nounA complete surrender of inhibitions:
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Translations
inkontinens
karkailu
incontinentie
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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incontinence
incontinence
:incontinence pad
n → Einlage f → für Inkontinente
incontinence sheet
n → Unterlage f → für Inkontinente
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in·con·ti·nence
n. incontinencia, emisión involuntaria, inhabilidad de controlar la orina o las heces fecales;
bowel ___ → ___ intestinal;
fecal ___ → ___ fecal;
overflow ___ → ___ por rebozamiento;
reflex ___ → ___ de reflejo;
urinary ___ → ___ urinaria;
urinary stress ___ → ___ urinaria de esfuerzo.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
incontinence
n incontinencia; fecal — incontinencia fecal, incapacidad f para retener las heces; overflow — incontinencia por rebosamiento; stress — incontinencia de esfuerzo; urge — incontinencia de urgencia; urinary — incontinencia urinaria, incapacidad f para retener la orinaEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.