incontinence
pronunciation
How to pronounce incontinence in British English:
UK [ɪnˈkɒntɪnəns]
How to pronounce incontinence in American English:
US [ɪnˈkɑːntɪnəns]
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- Noun:
- involuntary urination or defecation
- indiscipline with regard to sensuous pleasures
Word Origin
- incontinence (n.)
- late 14c., "inability to restrain sexual desire, sexual immorality," later "inability to keep to a religious rule" (early 15c.), from Old French incontinence "lack of abstinence, unchastity" (12c.) or directly from Latin incontinentia "greediness; incontinence," noun of quality from incontinens "incontinent, immoderate, intemperate" (see incontinent). Meaning "inability to retain bodily functions" is from 1754.
Example
- 1. Kegel exercises can help you prevent or control urinary incontinence and other pelvic floor problems .
- 2. Though rare , there have been cases reported of incontinence and impotence with this procedure .
- 3. Fistulas , the internal ruptures that can lead to lifelong incontinence .
- 4. Overall , women in the lifestyle group had a lower rate of urinary incontinence over the next year .
- 5. Or there may simply have been too few women with existing urinary incontinence to detect an effect of weight loss , phelan added .