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encopresis
[ en-kuh-pree-sis ]
noun
Psychiatry.
plural encopreses
- involuntary defecation.
encopresis
/ ˌɛnkəʊˈpriːsɪs; ˌɛnkəʊˈprɛtɪk /
noun
- involuntary discharge of faeces, esp when associated with psychiatric disturbance
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Derived Forms
- encopretic, adjective
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Other Word Forms
- ··· [en-k, uh, -, pret, -ik], adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of encopresis1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of encopresis1
C20: from New Latin, from Greek en- ² + copr ( o ) - , + -esis as in enuresis
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Her son is 15, regularly needs to visit medical specialists and takes several medications for a condition known as fecal incontinence or encopresis.
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In extreme cases, children can develop what is called encopresis, when liquid stool leaks out around the hard, impacted stuff clogging up the colon.
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