Enuresis Definition

ĕnyə-rēsĭs
enureses
noun
Inability to control urination; esp., involuntary bed-wetting.
Webster's New World

Nighttime enuresis, bedwetting.

Wiktionary
Synonyms:
  • urinary incontinence

Other Word Forms of Enuresis

Noun

Singular:
enuresis
Plural:
enureses

Origin of Enuresis

  • New Latin from Greek enourein to urinate in en- in en–2 ourein to urinate

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin enuresis, from Ancient Greek ἐνούρησις (enourēsis).

    From Wiktionary

Enuresis Sentence Examples

  • Some children with the attention disorder have bedwetting problems, or nocturnal enuresis.

  • How the heck do I tell a partner that I have enuresis?

  • A child who has never been dry at night has ' primary nocturnal enuresis ' .

  • A child who has had a good period of dry nights, but then develops bedwetting has ' secondary nocturnal enuresis ' .

  • Bed-wetting, also called enuresis, is the unintentional discharge of urine during sleep.

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Words Starting With

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