incontinency


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in·con·ti·nen·cy

 (ĭn-kŏn′tə-nən-sē)
n.
Incontinence.
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Noun1.incontinency - involuntary urination or defecation
incontinence
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
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2, 14) The continence score ranged from 0 to 20, with higher scores representing more severe incontinency.
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urinary and faecal incontinency, satisfying his physiological needs in inadequate places or in the presence of other persons;
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1% of these women had life-time risk of undergoing a surgery due to the pelvic prolapse or incontinency by the age of 80 [3].
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