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encopresis

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encopresis [ˌɛnkəʊˈpriːsɪs]
n
(Psychiatry) involuntary discharge of faeces, esp when associated with psychiatric disturbance
[from New Latin, from Greek en-2 + copr(o)-, + -esis as in enuresis]
encopretic  [ˌɛnkəʊˈprɛtɪk] adj
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Noun1.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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Encopresis doesn't seem to be as inherited as enuresis, or people are less willing to reveal that information.
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