(n)urinary incontinence that occurs when the bladder is so full that it continually leaks urine; often attributable to a blocked urethra (e.g., due to prostate enlargement) or weak bladder muscles or nerve damage
(n)urinary incontinence that is generally attributable to involuntary contracts of the bladder muscle resulting in an urgent need to urinate accompanied by a sudden loss of urine; most common in people over 60 years of age
{ } n. [ L. incontinentia: cf. F. incontinence. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
1. Incapacity to hold; hence, incapacity to hold back or restrain; the quality or state of being incontinent; lack of continence; failure to restrain the passions or appetites; indulgence of lust; lewdness. [ 1913 Webster ]
That Satan tempt you not for your incontinency. 1 Cor. vii. 5. [ 1913 Webster ]
From the rash hand of bold incontinence. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. (Med.) The inability of any of the animal organs to restrain the natural evacuations, especially urination, or defecation, so that the discharges are involuntary; as, incontinence of urine. [ 1913 Webster ]