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noun
1.
self-restraint or abstinence, especially in regard to sexual activity; temperance; moderation.
2.
Physiology. the ability to voluntarily control urinary and fecal discharge.
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Continence
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- They improve continence and have fewer adverse effects than short-acting forms.
- The goals of continence are achieved at different development stages in each child.
- The less flexible the arch, the more force reaches the pelvic floor, jarring the muscles that affect urinary continence.
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Word Origin & History
continence
mid-14c., "self-restraint," from Fr. continence (14c.), from L. continentia "a holding back, repression," from continent-, prp. stem of continere (see continent). Especially of sexual desire from late 14c.; of the body's eliminatory functions, from 1915. Related: Continency (mid-16c.).
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continence con·ti·nence (kŏn'tə-nəns)
n.
Self-restraint; moderation.
Voluntary control over urinary and fecal discharge.
Partial or complete abstention from sexual activity.
con'ti·nent adj.
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