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enuresis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.67 in modern English

Syllables
enure-sis
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Involuntary urination: urinary incontinence.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Such incontinence at nighttime, especially during sleep.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

enureses (plural)

Derived Forms

enuretic

Synonyms

urorrhea bedwetting nocturesis urinary incontinence

Questions

What does enuresis mean?
Involuntary urination: urinary incontinence.
Where does enuresis come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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