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Definition of Bed-wetting
1. Noun. Enuresis during sleep; especially common in children (who usually outgrow it).
Definition of Bed-wetting
1. Noun. (alternative spelling of bedwetting) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Bed-wetting
1. The involuntary passage of urine at nighttime in children age 4 to 5 years. most bed-wetting stops by the age of three. Enuresis is twice as common in boys as in females. Causes have been attributed to delay in bladder muscle development, adjustment disorder (parents too controlling or aggressive, too early (and too coercive) of toilet training, diabetes and spinal cord lesions (rare). A urinary tract infection should be excluded in the cases of a sudden onset of bed-wetting. Treatment includes behaviour modification (rewarding good behaviour), supportive and helpful attitude by parents, limiting fluids at bedtime and alarm devices (a sleep pad that sets off an alarm when it gets wet). Vasopressin nasal spray has been used successfully to treat this condition in some children. (27 Sep 1997)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bed-wetting
Literary usage of Bed-wetting
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Healthy Baby: The Care and Feeding of Infants in Sickness and in Health by Roger Herbert Dennett (1922)
"bed-wetting THEEE are many causes of bed-wetting, Causes of and it is always
well, first, to find the cause wetting. before trying to treat the child for ..."
2. Nervous Children: Prevention and Management by Beverley Randolph Tucker (1916)
"It was a victory for both mother and child, and the best thing about it was that
the child was not whipped. The Habit of bed-wetting. ..."
3. Progressive Medicine by Hobart Amory Hare (1919)
"Of course, there are tangible local conditions that cause incontinence in the
bladder, but these do not constitute the problem of bed-wetting. ..."
4. Short Talks with Young Mothers on the Management of Infants and Young Children by Charles Gilmore Kerley (1922)
"bed-wetting The urine is voided involuntarily by most children until well into
the second year. If the child is carefully trained, the function of urination ..."
5. Treatment of the diseases of children by Charles Gilmore Kerley (1909)
"INCONTINENCE OF THE URINE; bed-wetting; ENURESIS In some of these children the
urine is very acid and of a high specific gravity—1.020 or over. ..."
6. Osteopathy, Research and Practice by Andrew Taylor Still (1910)
"Tell the mother to throw all drugs into the fire and she will get along better
with the baby. Bed Wetting. 574 When a child cannot hold its water it is ..."
7. Infant Care by Max West (1921)
"If it persists in children 3 years old and over, bed wetting may be due to some
physical weakness and a doctor should be consulted. ..."
8. The Healthy child from two to seven: A Handbook for Parents, Nurses and by Francis Hamilton Mccarthy (1922)
"bed-wetting Most children will go through the night without wetting the bed at
two or three years of age, if taken up late in the evening. ..."
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