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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

Unknown to her daughters, the hospital had also placed her in continence pads.

From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2022

Above all, you must exercise the most complete continence.

From Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays by Various




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