enuresis
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of enuresis
1790–1800; < New Latin < Greek en- en- 2 + ourē- (variant stem of oureîn to urinate) + -sis -sis
Example Sentences
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“One of the key topics in the first part of the memoir is Silverman’s struggle with enuresis, or bedwetting, which extended into her teenage years,” the program wrote.
From New York Times ● Jul. 10, 2023
“For one thing, we can’t be sure what comes first, the enuresis or the dream,” Chervin said.
From Slate ● Feb. 14, 2021
“Almost every child eventually grows out of it,” Stork told me, estimating that 1 to 2 percent of adults experience nocturnal enuresis.
From Slate ● Feb. 14, 2021
The doctors, nurse practitioners and counselors who treat enuresis can be almost messianic about the relief they can offer children and families.
From New York Times ● Jan. 11, 2010
Removal of tonsils and adenoid vegetations might conceivably cure an enuresis which is nocturnal, it cannot account for an incontinence which spreads to the day.
From The Nervous Child by Cameron, Hector Charles
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