noun

• Repeated, often involuntary defecation in inappropriate places, typically associated with mental disorder in older children and adults.

  ‘The optimal treatment regimen of encopresis involves both a medical and behavioral approach.’

  More example sentences

  • ‘In addition, children who have chronic constipation or encopresis may present with bed-wetting.’
  • ‘My 5-year-old son has been diagnosed with encopresis.’
  • ‘The treatment for encopresis includes three phases performed under the care of your child's doctor.’
  • ‘Prior to beginning therapy at the Center, Jane's behavior was characterized by continued enuresis and encopresis.’