enuresis

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

enuresis (countable and uncountable, plural enureses)

1. Involuntary urination: urinary incontinence.
2. Such incontinence at nighttime, especially during sleep.

Synonyms

• (urinary incontinence): urorrhea (dated, uncommon)
• (urinary incontinence at night, especially during sleep): bedwetting (informal), nocturesis

Derived terms

• enuretic

Anagrams

• insurees

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /enuˈɾesis/ [e.nuˈɾe.sis]
• Rhymes: -esis
• Syllabification: e‧nu‧re‧sis

Noun

enuresis f (plural enuresis)

1. enuresis, bedwetting

Further reading

• “enuresis”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025