enuresis

American  

[en-yuh-ree-sis] / ˌɛn yəˈri sɪs /

noun

Medicine/Medical.

1. lack of control of urination, especially during sleep; urinary incontinence; bedwetting.

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enuresis British  

/ ˌɛnjʊˈrɛtɪk, ˌɛnjʊˈriːsɪs /

noun

1. involuntary discharge of urine, esp during sleep

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Other Word Forms

• enuretic adjective

Etymology

Origin of enuresis

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

Example Sentences

“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

He explained that enuresis can occur at any stage of sleep, not just REM sleep, “when the more vivid and elaborate dreams occur.”

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

“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

Among the rarer conditions attributed to adenoids are asthma, inspiratory laryngeal stridor, persistent cough, chorea, and nocturnal enuresis.

From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander