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encopresis

encopresis noun: fecal incontinence in children.

Noun

encopresis (usually uncountable, plural encopreses)

  1. (usually) Fecal incontinence in children.
    • 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.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...

encopresis meaning in Tamil

encopresis in Tamil

மலவீழ்ச்சி

Forms of encopresis

pluralencopreses

Origin of encopresis

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

Questions about encopresis

What does encopresis mean?
Encopresis means fecal incontinence in children.
What is encopresis in Tamil?
Encopresis in Tamil is மலவீழ்ச்சி. See Encopresis meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is encopresis?
Encopresis is a noun.
What is the plural of encopresis?
The plural of encopresis is encopreses.

Words near encopresis in the dictionary

  1. encoop
  2. encooped
  3. encooping
  4. encoops
  5. encopreses
  6. encopresis
  7. encopretic
  8. encorafenib
  9. encorbelment
  10. encorbelments
  11. encore

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Adapted from Wiktionary: encopresis (page history and authors); encopresis (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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