involuntary discharge of faeces, esp when associated with psychiatric disturbance
Derived forms
encopretic (ˌɛnkəʊˈprɛtɪk)
adjective
Word origin
C20: from New Latin, from Greek en-2 + copr(o)-, + -esis as in enuresis
encopresis in American English
(ˌenkəˈprisɪs)
nounWord forms: plural-ses (-siz)
Psychiatry
involuntary defecation
Derived forms
encopretic (ˌenkəˈpretɪk)
adjective
Word origin
[‹ NL ‹ Gk en-en-2 + kópr(os) dung + -esis, as in enuresis]en- is a prefix meaning “within, in,” occurring in loanwords from Greek. Other wordsthat use the affix en- include: energy, enthusiasm