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noun
Involuntary urination: urinary incontinence.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Such incontinence at nighttime, especially during sleep.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
inability to control the flow of urine and involuntary urination
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: urinary incontinence
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: incontinence, incontinency
Narrower terms: bed-wetting, overflow incontinence, stress incontinence, urge incontinence
History
From Latin enuresis, from Ancient Greek ἐνούρησις (enoúrēsis); surface analysis parses uresis as a constituent.
