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excretion vs incontinency

incontinency vs excretion

excretion and incontinency both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
excretion Yes No No No
incontinency Yes No No No
As nouns, incontinency is a hyponym of excretion; that is, incontinency is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than excretion:
  • excretion: the bodily process of discharging waste matter
  • incontinency: involuntary urination or defecation
Other hyponyms of excretion include defecation, laxation, shitting, incontinence, micturition, urination.
excretion (noun) incontinency (noun)
the bodily process of discharging waste matter involuntary urination or defecation
waste matter (as urine or sweat but especially feces) discharged from the body
Difference between excretion and incontinency

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