enuresis (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *enuresis*:
NOUN	process	enuresis, urinary incontinence	inability to control the flow of urine and involuntary urination

English > *enuresis*: 1 sense > noun 1, process
Meaning	inability to control the flow of urine and involuntary urination.
Synonym	urinary incontinence
Narrower	bed-wetting	enuresis during sleep / sleep
	overflow incontinence	urinary incontinence that occurs when the bladder is so full that it continually leaks urine
	stress incontinence	urinary incontinence that occurs when involuntary pressure is put on the bladder by coughing or laughing or sneezing or lifting or straining
	urge incontinence	urinary incontinence that is generally attributable to involuntary contracts of the bladder muscle resulting in an urgent need to urinate accompanied by a sudden loss of urine
Broader	incontinence, incontinency	involuntary urination or defecation
Spanish	enuresis
Catalan	enuresi

HyperDic: enuresis