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enuresis
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun enuresis has 1 sense
- enuresis(n = noun.process) urinary incontinence - inability to control the flow of urine and involuntary urination; Array has particulars: bed-wetting, overflow incontinence, stress incontinence, urge incontinence
is a kind of incontinence, incontinency
CIDE DICTIONARY
enuresis, n. [NL., fr. Gr. to urinate in; + urine.].
An involuntary discharge of urine; incontinence of urine. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
enuresis, n. Med. involuntary urination.
Derivative
enuretic adj. & n.
Etymology
mod.L f. Gk enoureo urinate in (as EN-(2), ouron urine)
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