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en·u·re·sis

(ĕn′yə-rē′sĭs)

The involuntary discharge of urine; urinary incontinence.

[New Latin, from Greek enourein, to urinate in : en-, in; see en-² + ourein, to urinate.]

en′u·ret′ic (-rĕt′ĭk) adj.

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énurétique

enuretic

[ˌenjʊˈretɪk] ADJ → enurético

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enuretic

[ˌɛnjəˈrɛtɪk] adj → enuretico/a

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Bakwin showed that the incidence of enuresis was 15% in children from non-enuretic parents, while 44% and 77% of children were enuretic when enuresis was present in one and both parents, respectively (11).

Evaluation of Etiological Risk Factors of Primary Monosymptomatic Enuresis/Primer Monosemptomatik Enurezisin Etiyolojik Risk Faktorlerinin Degerlendirilmesi

In our study, most of the enuretic children were 6-8 years old.

Risk Factors of Nocturnal Enuresis in Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

The resulting [chi square] (n = 221) = 687.72 was statistically significant at the p [less than or equal to] .05 level, indicating that the proportion of enuretic serial killers in our sample was found to be significantly higher than that of the general population (18.5% vs.

The Macdonald Triad Revisited: An Empirical Assessment of Relationships between Triadic Elements and Parental Abuse in Serial Killers

In 1994, Reed et al, conducted a controlled clinical trial of forty-six enuretic children and found that chiropractic treatment was effective at reducing the frequency of enuresis.

Comparison between chiropractic frequency and co-management of urinary incontinence and prostatic carcinoma between 1996 and 2016: should chiropractors co-manage urinary incontinence in males with prostate carcinoma undergoing androgen deprivation therapy to screen for spinal loss of bone density?

Comparison of long-term efficacy of desmopressin lyophilisate and enuretic alarm for monosymptomatic enuresis and assessment of predictive factors for success: a randomized prospective trial.

Behavioral factors for predicting severity of enuresis and treatment responses in different compliance groups receiving behavioral therapy

Health related quality of life for monosymptomatic enuretic children and their mothers.

Monosemptomatik Enurezis Nokturnali Cocuklarda Aktigrafi Yontemiyle Uyku Kalitesinin Yasam Kalitesi ile Iliskisi/Relationship Between Sleep and Life Quality of Children with Monosemptomatic Nocturnal Enuresis by Assessing Actigraphy

Gouraud et al., "Low-calcium diet in hypercalciuric enuretic children restores AQP2 excretion and improves clinical symptoms," American Journal of Physiology--Renal Physiology, vol.

Urinary Excretion of Kidney Aquaporins as Possible Diagnostic Biomarker of Diabetic Nephropathy

Enuretic children had higher scores in externalizing (p<0.001), internalizing (p=0.001) and total problem (p<0.001) scales.

Behavioural problems in children with enuresis

[2] Although bed-wetting does not cause any physical harm to the child, it is a cause of great psychological distress to the family and to the enuretic child.

Characteristic of monosymptomatic and non-monosymptomatic childhood nocturnal enuresis in Benin City, Nigeria

Enuretic children 8 to 9 years of age are less likely to have lower self-esteem than older children, ages 10 to 12 years (SOR: B, case-control study).

Q / Does primary nocturnal enuresis affect childrens' self-esteem?

The Rorschach and the body: The study of self-esteem in enuretic children through the Rorschach method.