See Also: Enuresis(medicine)
Enuresis(health)
enuresis(dictionary)
enuresis(encyclopedia)
diurnal enuresis(medicine)
nocturnal enuresis(medicine)

nicad (iou) and enuresis (sh)


nicad (iou)



nicad noun. Also Nicad, NiCad. M20.
[from NI(CKEL noun + CAD(MIUM.]
Electricity. A battery or cell with a nickel anode, a cadmium cathode, and a potassium hydroxide electrolyte, used esp. as a rechargeable power source for portable equipment. Also nicad battery.
? Proprietary name in the US.

enuresis (sh)




Repeated urination into bedding or clothing, usually at night, in a normal child old enough to have completed toilet Training.

Enuresis may be voluntary or involuntary. It may run in Families. Stressful life events, poor toilet Training, and chronic social disadvantage increase its likelihood. It usually resolves with time. Treatment includes family Education, reassurance, and behaviour therapy. An alarm to wake the child when urination begins has proved highly effective but takes time to achieve complete Success. Drug treatment, though not the treatment of choice, is sometimes effective.