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enuresis vs urge incontinence

urge incontinence vs enuresis

enuresis and urge incontinence both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
enuresis Yes No No No
urge incontinence Yes No No No
As nouns, urge incontinence is a hyponym of enuresis; that is, urge incontinence is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than enuresis:
  • enuresis: inability to control the flow of urine and involuntary urination
  • urge incontinence: urinary incontinence that is generally attributable to involuntary contracts of the bladder muscle resulting in an urgent need to urinate accompanied by a sudden loss of urine; most common in people over 60 years of age
Other hyponyms of enuresis include bed-wetting, overflow incontinence, stress incontinence.
enuresis (noun) urge incontinence (noun)
inability to control the flow of urine and involuntary urination urinary incontinence that is generally attributable to involuntary contracts of the bladder muscle resulting in an urgent need to urinate accompanied by a sudden loss of urine; most common in people over 60 years of age
Difference between enuresis and urge incontinence

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