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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Involuntary urination: urinary incontinence. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   inability to control the flow of urine and involuntary urination wordnet
3. 3
   Such incontinence at nighttime, especially during sleep. countable, uncountable

Synonyms

All synonyms

bedwettingnocturesisurinary incontinenceurorrhea

Etymology

From Latin enuresis, from Ancient Greek ἐνούρησις (enoúrēsis); surface analysis parses uresis as a constituent.

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