SCATOLOGY

scatology

(noun) (medicine) the chemical analysis of excrement (for medical diagnosis or for paleontological purposes)

scatology

(noun) a preoccupation with obscenity (especially that dealing with excrement or excretory functions)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

scatology (countable and uncountable, plural scatologies)

The scientific study or chemical analysis of faeces.

A filthy epithet.

(psychology, medicine) Interest in or obsession with faeces or other excrement.

Literature, humor, or pornography featuring excrement or excreting.

Synonyms

• (scientific study of faeces): coprology

• (interest in or obsession with faeces): coprophilia

Source: Wiktionary



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