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continence

[kon-tn-uhns] / ˈkɒn tn əns /


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The brain’s ability to regulate bodily functions, like swallowing and continence, erodes.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 7, 2025

She said children were being failed in areas where there was no dedicated children's continence service.

From BBC Sep. 3, 2025

Any chance Sally or Ed has anxiety, digestive or continence issues, hearing loss …?

From Washington Post Jan. 29, 2023

Prof June Andrews, who has worked in dementia care for over 30 years, says rigorous continence assessments are essential to prevent assumptions being made.

From BBC Jun. 20, 2022

But whatsoever he was himself, this we know for certain concerning him, that he left successors renowned for their continence, their love of God, and observance of monastic rules.

From Bede's Ecclesiastical History of England by Cuthbert Bede




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