enuresis

[ en-yuh-ree-sis ]

/ ˌɛn yəˈri sɪs /

noun Medicine/Medical.

lack of control of urination, especially during sleep; bed-wetting; urinary incontinence.

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Origin of enuresis

1790–1800; < New Latin < Greek en- en-² + ourē- (variant stem of oureîn to urinate) + -sis -sis

Related formsen·u·ret·ic

[en-yuh-ret-ik] /ˌɛn yəˈrɛt ɪk/, adjective

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Examples from the Web for enuresis

It is the invariable experience that the enuresis then promptly stops.
The Nervous Child|Hector Charles Cameron
It is said that enuresis may be due to a deficiency of the thyroid secretion, and that it can be cured by thyroid extract.
The Nervous Child|Hector Charles Cameron
In his dormitory at school was a boy who had enuresis, and who was being fined and punished by the schoolmaster.
The Nervous Child|Hector Charles Cameron
I remembered my wise old woman, and asked: "When did the enuresis return?"
Collected Papers on Analytical Psychology|C. G. Jung

What enuresis signifies in this case is, from the Freudian standpoint, not difficult to understand.
Collected Papers on Analytical Psychology|C. G. Jung

British Dictionary definitions for enuresis

enuresis

/ (ˌɛnjʊˈriːsɪs) /

noun

involuntary discharge of urine, esp during sleep

Derived Formsenuretic (ˌɛnjʊˈrɛtɪk), adjective, noun

Word Origin for enuresis

C19: from New Latin, from Greek en- ² + ourein to urinate, from ouron urine

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Word Origin and History for enuresis

enuresis

1800, medical Latin, from Greek enourein "to urinate in," from en "in" (see en- (2)) + ourein "to urinate," from ouron (see urine).

Medicine definitions for enuresis

enuresis

[ ĕn′yə-rē′sĭs ]

n.

The uncontrolled or involuntary discharge of urine.