dyschezia

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noun

Difficult or painful defecation.

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Meanings

noundyschezia (uncountable)
  1. uncountableDifficult or painful defecation.

    Infant dyschezia can be tough to watch as a parent, but it’s a normal and temporary phase in your baby’s development.

    2025 January 18, Mike Jordan, “Dyschezia In Infants : Causes, Symptoms, and How to Help Your Baby”, in East Lake Pediatrics
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    The diagnostic criteria for infant dyschezia are at least 10 minutes of straining and crying before successful passage of soft stools in an otherwise healthy infant less than six months of age.

    2002, Paul Hyman, “Infant Dyschezia: Looking out for Number Two”, in International Foundation for Gastrointestinal Disorders, number 823

Origin

From dys- + -chezia.

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Translations

Italian dischezia
  • discheziadifficult or painful defecation
Cite this entry
APA

dyschezia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dyschezia

MLA

“dyschezia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dyschezia. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dyschezia,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dyschezia.

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