different between incontinence vs encopresis
incontinence
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French incontinence, from Latin incontinentia.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?n?k?nt?n?ns/
Noun
incontinence (countable and uncountable, plural incontinences)
- (dated) Lack of self-restraint, an inability to control oneself; unchastity.
- 1749, Henry Fielding, Tom Jones, Folio Society 1973, p. 119:
- Allworthy was sufficiently offended by this transgression of Jones; for notwithstanding the assertions of Mr Western, it is certain this worthy man had never indulged himself in any loose pleasures with women, and greatly condemned the vice of incontinence in others.
- 1749, Henry Fielding, Tom Jones, Folio Society 1973, p. 119:
- (urology) The inability of any of the physical organs to restrain discharges of their contents; involuntary discharge or evacuation (of urine or feces).
Synonyms
- (lack of self-restraint): acrasia, incontinency
Antonyms
- continence
Derived terms
- incontinence diaper
- incontinence pad
- stress incontinence
Related terms
Translations
References
- incontinence in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “incontinence”, in Online Etymology Dictionary
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encopresis
English
Etymology
From Latin encopresis, from Ancient Greek ?????????? (enkópr?sis).
Noun
encopresis (usually uncountable, plural encopreses)
- (medicine) fecal incontinence in children
Anagrams
- necropsies, precession, preconises
Spanish
Noun
encopresis f (plural encopresis)
- encopresis
encopresis From the web:
- what encopresis means
- what is encopresis toddler
- what causes encopresis in adults
- what do encopresis mean
- what does encopresis
- what age does encopresis stop
- what is functional encopresis
- what is secondary encopresis
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