enuresis

[Gr. enoureō =to make water in, or en in, and ourēsis a making water; oureō = to make water.] Med.: Inability to retain the urine. ěn-ûr-ný, a. [Etym. doubtful.] Her.: A term applied to a border charged with eight animals of any kind. *ěn-vā-põr, v. t . [Prefix en , and English vapor (q. v.).] To surround with vapor. *en-văs-sal, v . t . [Pref. en , and English va al (q. v.).] To reduce to va alage; to make a va al or slave of. *en-vault', v . t. [Pref.en, and Eng vault (q.v.).] To place or inclose in a vault; to entomb, to bury. ěn-vēi-gle, v. t. [INVEIGLE.] ěn-věl-op, ěn-věl'-õpe, *en-vol-up-en, v. t. [O. Fr. envoluper; Fr. enveloper.] IMG:content-1056.png:[blocks in formation] II. Technically : 1. Astron.: The nebulous covering of the nucleus or head of a comet; a coma (q. v.). 2. Bot .: One of the whorls of altered leaves sur rounding the organs of fructification, and designed to protect them from injury. Generally there are two such envelopes, the calyx and the corolla. Sometimes, however, there is but one, and in very rare cases none at all. 3. Fortif .: The exterior line of works surround ing a fort or fortified position. The besieged are said to be enveloped when completely surrounded by the works of the besiegers.