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bedwetting; nocturnal enuresis
A condition, mainly in children, of involuntarily urinating during sleep beyond the age when bladder control is normally established.
息子は夜尿症で悩んでいる。
My son is troubled by bedwetting.
夜尿症は成長とともに治ることが多い。
Bedwetting often resolves as the child grows.
夜尿症が続く場合は、小児科で相談するとよい。
If bedwetting continues, it is a good idea to consult a pediatrician.
Composed of 夜尿 (nighttime urination) + 症 (medical condition). The clinical term for persistent bedwetting.
SIMILAR WORDS:
- おねしょ: bedwetting — the casual, everyday word, used especially with and by children
- 夜尿症: the formal, medical term, used by doctors and in writing
NOTE:
Usually applied to children, and generally treated as a condition only when it continues past about age five or six.