Enuresis


[en-yuh-ree-sis] /ˌɛn yəˈri sɪs/

noun, Medicine/Medical.
1.
lack of control of urination, especially during sleep; bed-wetting; urinary incontinence.
/ˌɛnjʊˈriːsɪs/
noun
1.
involuntary discharge of urine, esp during sleep
n.

1800, medical Latin, from Greek enourein “to urinate in,” from en “in” (see en- (2)) + ourein “to urinate,” from ouron (see urine).

enuresis en·u·re·sis (ěn’yə-rē’sĭs)
n.
The uncontrolled or involuntary discharge of urine.

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