Etymology

enuresis

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Today it means: Involuntary urination: urinary incontinence. Full definition →

Latin enuresis ← Ancient Greek ἐνούρησις
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἐνούρησις
  2. Latin · derived fromenuresis
  3. English todayenuresis

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

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