encopresis

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encopresis

(ˌɛnkəʊˈpriːsɪs)

(Psychiatry) involuntary discharge of faeces, esp when associated with psychiatric disturbance

[C20: from New Latin, from Greek en-² + copr(o)-, + -esis as in enuresis]

encopretic adj

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Noun

encopresis - involuntary defecation not attributable to physical defects or illness

folie, mental disorder, mental disturbance, psychological disorder, disturbance - (psychiatry) a psychological disorder of thought or emotion; a more neutral term than mental illness

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encoprésie

en·cop·re·sis

n. encopresis, incontinencia de heces fecales.

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