enuresis; bedwetting
Medical term for involuntary urination, especially during sleep. In everyday conversation, おねしょ is more common for children's bedwetting.
Childhood enuresis often resolves naturally with growth.
遺尿の治療には生活習慣の改善が有効な場合がある。
Lifestyle improvements can be effective in treating enuresis.
enuresis; bed-wetting
Sino-Japanese compound of 遺 (leave behind, involuntary) and 尿 (urine). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with the medical meaning.