enuresis

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noun

Involuntary urination: urinary incontinence.

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urorrheabedwettingnocturesisurinary incontinence
OriginLatin enuresis ← Ancient Greek ἐνούρησις →
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Meanings

nounenuresis (countable and uncountable, plural enureses)

plural enureses

  1. countableuncountableInvoluntary urination: urinary incontinence.

    Synonyms: urorrhea

  2. countableuncountableSuch incontinence at nighttime, especially during sleep.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounInvoluntary urination: urinary incontinence.

Similar
urorrhea

urinary incontinence at night, especially during sleep

Similar
bedwettingnocturesis

More synonyms by meaning

nouninability to control the flow of urine and involuntary urination

Similar
urinary incontinence
Broader
incontinenceincontinency
Also see
bedwettingurorrhea

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekἐνούρησις
  2. Latinenuresis
  3. Englishenuresis

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

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enuresis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enuresis

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“enuresis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enuresis. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “enuresis,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enuresis.

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