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continence
noun as in self-restraint
Example Sentences
The brain’s ability to regulate bodily functions, like swallowing and continence, erodes.
A mother who feared her two-year-old son's untreated constipation could have killed him is calling for access to children's continence services to be made a national priority.
When treating the prostate gland, for example, medics want to avoid damage to the nearby bladder or rectum, which could leave patients with lifelong continence issues.
Then the president and vice president can turn and walk away, ignoring us with a regal continence which is supposed to represent their authority but actually denotes weakness.
Any chance Sally or Ed has anxiety, digestive or continence issues, hearing loss …?
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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