incontinence
/in'kɔntinəns/
Definition
- Noun:
- Lack of voluntary control over bodily excretions: The medical condition of being unable to consciously control the release of urine or feces.
- Lack of self-restraint, especially regarding desires or pleasures: The quality of lacking moderation or control, particularly in sensual or emotional matters.
Examples of Usage
- Medical Sense:
- Age-related muscle weakness can lead to incontinence.
- The patient was diagnosed with stress incontinence.
- Lack of Restraint:
- The novel depicts the moral incontinence of its protagonist.
- His financial incontinence led him into deep debt.
Advanced Usage
- "Urinary incontinence": The specific inability to control the bladder.
- Pelvic floor exercises can help manage urinary incontinence.
- "Fecal incontinence": The specific inability to control bowel movements.
- Fecal incontinence can be a symptom of several neurological conditions.
- "Moral incontinence": A philosophical term describing a failure of will where one acts against one's better judgment.
- In his lecture, the philosopher discussed Aristotle's concept of moral incontinence.
Variants and Related Words
- Incontinent (adj):
- (Medical) Suffering from incontinence. He became incontinent after the surgery.
- (General) Lacking self-control; unrestrained. She was incontinent in her anger.
- Continence (n): The opposite state; self-restraint or voluntary control over bodily functions.
Synonyms
- Medical: Enuresis (specifically for urinary incontinence), voiding dysfunction.
- Lack of Restraint: Intemperance, indiscipline, unrestraint, profligacy.
Related Phrases
- "Bladder incontinence": Another term for urinary incontinence.
- "Bowel incontinence": Another term for fecal incontinence.
Related Idioms
Note: There are no common idioms that use the exact word "incontinence." The term is primarily used in medical and formal contexts.
Noun
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indiscipline with regard to sensuous pleasures
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involuntary urination or defecation
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