encopresis

English

Etymology

From enuresis with substitution of uro- by copro-. See also parcopresis.

Noun

encopresis (usually uncountable, plural encopreses)

1. (medicine) Fecal incontinence in children.
   • 1982, Lynn Parker, William Whitehead, “Treatment of Urinary and Fecal Incontinence in Children”, in Daniel C. Russo, James W. Varni, editors, Behavioral Pediatrics: Research and Practice, New York, N.Y., London: Plenum Press, →DOI, →ISBN, page 166:

     Treatments for encopresis have involved two types of approaches. The first type of intervention has used positive reinforcement or punishment to alter the frequency of accidents or appropriate toiletings.

Further reading

• encopresis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• necropsies, precession, preconises

Spanish

Etymology

From English encopresis.

Noun

encopresis f (plural encopresis)

1. encopresis

Further reading

• “encopresis”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10