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incontinency

/ɪŋkˈɑntɪnənsi/ noun

incontinence

Word Origin 'Incontinency' (an older form of incontinence) comes from Latin 'in-' (not) and 'continere' (to hold together), from 'tenere' 'to hold'. So it's the state of not holding in. The root 'tenere' is everywhere: contain (hold together), retain (hold back), maintain (hold by hand), and even tenacious. Incontinency is literally the inability to hold.

noun incontinence countable

The medical report noted the patient's incontinency as a side effect of the medication.

(名词) 失禁； incontinence

医疗报告指出患者的失禁是药物的副作用。

(sustantivo) incontinencia

El informe médico señaló la incontinencia del paciente como efecto secundario del medicamento.

(nom) incontinence [Variante archaïque ou littéraire de « incontinence » : incapacité à contrôler volontairement l'émission d'urine ou de matières fécales.]

Le rapport médical a noté l'incontinence du patient comme effet secondaire du traitement.

(Substantiv) Inkontinenz [Unfähigkeit, Harn oder Stuhl willkürlich zurückzuhalten; medizinisch für *Inkontinenz*.]

Im medizinischen Bericht wurde die **incontinency** des Patienten als Nebenwirkung des Medikaments vermerkt.

(名詞) 失禁；自制心の欠如

医療報告書は、患者の失禁を薬の副作用として記載していた。

(substantivo) incontinência

O relatório médico observou a incontinência do paciente como efeito colateral da medicação.

Synonyms: incontinence lack of restraint unchastity self-indulgence Antonyms: self-control restraint continence chastity
Word parts: in + continent + cy

Related words

incontinent container contentment continual continually continuous continuously

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