continence

Example Sentences

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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's continence care "has been a silent casualty of chronic underfunding and reactive healthcare".

From BBC • Sep. 3, 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

"Tut, tut, I wish I could make it plain that Curtain Wells exists for the continence, not the encouragement of appetites."

From The Passionate Elopement by MacKenzie, Compton