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单词 encopresis
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encopresis

[ en-kuh-pree-sis ]
/ ˌɛn kəˈpri sɪs /

noun, plural en·co·pre·ses [en-kuh-pree-seez]. /ˌɛn kəˈpri siz/. Psychiatry.

involuntary defecation.

Origin of encopresis

<New Latin <Greek en-en-2 + kópr(os) dung + -esis, as in enuresis

OTHER WORDS FROM encopresis

en·co·pret·ic [en-kuh-pret-ik], /ˌɛn kəˈprɛt ɪk/, adjective

Words nearby encopresis

encolpion, encomiast, encomienda, encomium, encompass, encopresis, encore, encounter, encounter group, encounter session, encourage
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British Dictionary definitions for encopresis

encopresis
/ (ˌɛnkəʊˈpriːsɪs) /

noun

involuntary discharge of faeces, esp when associated with psychiatric disturbance

Derived forms of encopresis

encopretic (ˌɛnkəʊˈprɛtɪk), adjective

Word Origin for encopresis

C20: from New Latin, from Greek en- ² + copr (o) -, + -esis as in enuresis
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for encopresis

encopresis
[ ĕn′kŏ-prēsĭs ]

n.

The repeated uncontrolled or involuntary passage of feces not as a result of a physical disorder but for psychological reasons.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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