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enuresis

[ en-yuh-ree-sis ]

noun

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


enuresis

/ ˌɛnjʊˈrÉ›tɪk; ˌɛnjʊˈriËsɪs /

noun

  1. involuntary discharge of urine, esp during sleep
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Derived Forms

  • enuretic, adjectivenoun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ±ð²Ô·³Ü·°ù±ð³Ù·¾±³¦ [en-y, uh, -, ret, -ik], adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of enuresis1

1790–1800; < New Latin < Greek en- en- 2 + ´Ç³Ü°ùŧ- (variant stem of ´Ç³Ü°ù±ðî²Ô to urinate) + -sis -sis
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of enuresis1

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

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Bed-wetting, or what we doctors call “monosymptomatic nocturnal enuresis,†or just “enuresis,†is something all children go through.

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I am able to confirm the symptoms noted of its effects in nocturnal enuresis in many instances.

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Some past research has suggested that up to 30 percent of children with attention deficit disorders have had problems with wetting themselves, either during the day or while sleeping -- what doctors call enuresis.

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There are countless young people who have to deal with enuresis – Silverman's role here can only be a positive one.

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