Definition of ENURESIS

enuresis

Plural: enureses

Noun

  • Involuntary urination, especially during sleep; bedwetting.
  • inability to control the flow of urine and involuntary urination
  • Involuntary urination: urinary incontinence.
  • Such incontinence at nighttime, especially during sleep.

Examples

  • He joked that finding ’ENURESIS’ on a triple word score was enough to cause actual enuresis.

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

urinary incontinence, bedwetting, nocturesis, urorrhea

Scrabble Score: 8

enuresis: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
enuresis: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
enuresis: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

enuresis: valid Words With Friends Word