夜 尿(やにょう)症(しょう)

やにょうしょう

noun

bedwetting; nocturnal enuresis

medical

1. bedwetting; nocturnal enuresis

A condition, mainly in children, of involuntarily urinating during sleep beyond the age when bladder control is normally established.

My son is troubled by bedwetting.

Bedwetting often resolves as the child grows.

If bedwetting continues, it is a good idea to consult a pediatrician.

Composed of 夜尿(やにょう) (nighttime urination) + 症(しょう) (medical condition). The clinical term for persistent bedwetting.

おねしょ: bedwetting — the casual, everyday word, used especially with and by children
夜尿(やにょう)症(しょう): the formal, medical term, used by doctors and in writing

Usually applied to children, and generally treated as a condition only when it continues past about age five or six.

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Added 2026.5.18 12:04 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02

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