Encopretic


[en-kuh-pree-sis] /ˌɛn kəˈpri sɪs/

noun, plural encopreses
[en-kuh-pree-seez] /ˌɛn kəˈpri siz/ (Show IPA). Psychiatry.
1.
involuntary defecation.
/ˌɛnkəʊˈpriːsɪs/
noun
1.
involuntary discharge of faeces, esp when associated with psychiatric disturbance

encopresis en·cop·re·sis (ěn’kŏ-prē’sĭs)
n.
The repeated uncontrolled or involuntary passage of feces not as a result of a physical disorder but for psychological reasons.

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