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urinary incontinence vs incontinency

incontinency vs urinary incontinence

urinary incontinence and incontinency both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
urinary incontinence Yes No No No
incontinency Yes No No No
As nouns, incontinency is a hypernym of urinary incontinence; that is, incontinency is a word with a broader meaning than urinary incontinence:
  • urinary incontinence: inability to control the flow of urine and involuntary urination
  • incontinency: involuntary urination or defecation
Other hypernyms of urinary incontinence include incontinence.
urinary incontinence (noun) incontinency (noun)
inability to control the flow of urine and involuntary urination involuntary urination or defecation
Difference between urinary incontinence and incontinency

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