enuresis
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
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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“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
Not because it’s shameful, but because unless his son also suffers from enuresis, this is a private matter.
From Slate ● Aug. 12, 2014
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
“I consider enuresis to be a developmental delay which will improve by itself,” Dr. Abidari said, adding that if the medication is stopped and development has not progressed, “they will wet again.”
From New York Times ● Jan. 11, 2010
Thus a boy, an only child, who had suffered from enuresis till his seventh year, had regained complete control till his eleventh year, when he went to school.
From The Nervous Child by Cameron, Hector Charles
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