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  2. Bedwetting alarm - Wikipedia

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    The enuresis alarm methodology originated from French and German physicians in the first decade of the 20th century. Meinhard von Pfaundler, a German pediatrician made the discovery accidentally, with the original intention to create an alarm device that would notify nursing staff when a child had bed wetting and needed to be changed, showing the device to have a significant therapeutic ...

  3. Mackintosh - Wikipedia

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    The Mackintosh raincoat (abbreviated as mac) is a form of waterproof raincoat, first sold in 1824, made of rubberised fabric. [ 2 ] The Mackintosh is named after its Scottish inventor Charles Macintosh , although many writers added a letter k .

  4. Macdonald triad - Wikipedia

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    [14] The bed-wetting must continue twice a week for at least three consecutive months. Bedwetting into the tween and teen years has also been used as an indicator of possible childhood sexual abuse. Enuresis, firesetting, and cruelty to animals are more likely indicators of sustained physical or emotional abuse toward the child, or underlying ...

  5. Glossary of early twentieth century slang in the United States

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    Notes Works cited References External links 0-9 S.S. Kresge Lunch Counter and Soda Fountain, about 1920 86 Main article: 86 1. Soda-counter term meaning an item was no longer available 2. "Eighty-six" means to discard, eliminate, or deny service A A-1 First class abe's cabe 1. Five dollar bill 2. See fin, a fiver, half a sawbuck absent treatment Engaging in dance with a cautious partner ab-so ...

  6. Nocturnal enuresis - Wikipedia

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    Chronic constipation can cause bed wetting. [34] When the bowels are full, it can put pressure on the bladder. [35] Often such children defecate normally, yet they retain a significant mass of material in the bowel which causes bedwetting. [36] Infections and disease are more strongly connected with secondary nocturnal enuresis and with daytime ...

  7. List of words having different meanings in American and ...

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    raincoat (short form of Mackintosh) ( Mac ) brand of Apple Inc. computers (short form of Macintosh ) ( MAC , followed or not by "address") unique 6-character hexadecimal serial number assigned to a data transmission device such as a computer router, an Ethernet port, or a Wi-Fi adapter, etc.

  8. Bedwetter - Wikipedia

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    A bedwetter is a person who engages in nocturnal enuresis.. Bedwetter may also refer to: . The Bedwetter, memoir by actress and comedian Sarah Silverman 2010; Travis Miller (musician), releasing music in 2017 as Bedwetter

  9. Raincoat - Wikipedia

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    [10] [11] The Mackintosh raincoat was made out of a fabric impregnated with impermeable rubber, although lacking the better curing methods of earlier Mesoamerican rainwear, the early coats suffered from odor, stiffness, and a tendency to deteriorate from natural body oils and hot weather. Many tailors were reluctant to use his new fabric, and ...