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sulcus lacrimalis (medicine) and incontinence (iou)


sulcus lacrimalis (medicine)


sulcus lacrimalis -->
lacrimal groove


The groove in the nasal surface of the maxilla which, together with the lacrimal bone, forms the fossa for the lacrimal sac.

Synonym: sulcus lacrimalis.


incontinence (iou)



incontinence noun. LME.
[Old & mod. French, or Latin incontinentia, formed as IN-3 + continentia CONTINENCE. Cf. INCONTINENCY.]
Lack of self-restraint with regard to sexual desire; promiscuity. LME.
J. A. Symonds Handsome youths are admonished by Pindar to beware of lawlessness and shun incontinence.
Medicine. Lack of voluntary control over the passing of urine or faeces. (Foll. by of.) M18.
P. Parish This makes the patient empty his bladder more frequently, and..this often leads to incontinence.
gen. Lack of constraint; inability to contain or restrain. (Foll. by of.) M19.
Carlyle [They] do not waste themselves by incontinence of tongue.