Enuresis is a repeated inability to control urination. Use of the term is usually limited to describing people old enough to be expected to exercise such control. Involuntary urination is also known as urinary incontinence. The term is from the Ancient Greek ἐνούρησις enoúrēsis. Enuresis is a repeated inability to control urination. Use of the term is usually limited to describing people old enough to be expected to exercise such control. Involuntary urination is also known as urinary incontinence. The term is from the Ancient Greek ἐνούρησις enoúrēsis. Nocturnal enuresis usually presents with voiding of urine during sleep in a child in whom it is difficult to wake. It may be accompanied by bladder dysfunction during the day which is termed non-mono symptomatic enuresis.↵Day time enuresis also known as urinary incontinence may also be accompanied by bladder dysfunction. The symptoms of bladder dysfunction include