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encopresis
[ en-kuh-pree-sis ]
/ 藢蓻n k蓹藞pri s瑟s /
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noun, plural en路co路pre路ses [en-kuh-pree-seez]. /藢蓻n k蓹藞pri siz/. Psychiatry.
involuntary defecation.
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OTHER WORDS FROM encopresis
en路co路pret路ic [en-kuh-pret-ik], /藢蓻n k蓹藞pr蓻t 瑟k/, adjectiveWords nearby encopresis
encomiast, encomienda, encomium, encompass, encompassing, encopresis, encore, encounter, encounter group, encounter session, encourage
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British Dictionary definitions for encopresis
encopresis
/ (藢蓻nk蓹蕣藞pri藧s瑟s) /
noun
involuntary discharge of faeces, esp when associated with psychiatric disturbance
Derived forms of encopresis
encopretic (藢蓻nk蓹蕣藞pr蓻t瑟k), adjectiveWord Origin for encopresis
C20: from New Latin, from Greek en- 虏 + copr (o) -, + -esis as in enuresis
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