scatology
[ skuh-tol-uh-jee ]
/ skəˈtɒl ə dʒi /
noun
the study of or preoccupation with excrement or obscenity.
obscenity, especially words or humor referring to excrement.
the study of fossil excrement.
Also called
coprology.
OTHER WORDS FROM scatology
scat·o·log·i·cal [skat-l-oj-i-kuh l] /ˌskæt lˈɒdʒ ɪ kəl/, scat·o·log·ic, adjectiveWords nearby scatology
scatemia,
scathe,
scathing,
scato-,
scatological,
scatology,
scatoma,
scatophagy,
scatoscopy,
scatt,
scatter
British Dictionary definitions for scatological (1 of 2)
scatological
less commonly scatologic (ˌskætəˈlɒdʒɪk)
/ (ˌskætəˈlɒdʒɪkəl) /
adjective
characterized by obscenity or preoccupation with obscenity, esp in the form of references to excrement
of or relating to the scientific study of excrement
British Dictionary definitions for scatological (2 of 2)
scatology
/ (skæˈtɒlədʒɪ) /
noun
the scientific study of excrement, esp in medicine for diagnostic purposes, and in palaeontology of fossilized excrement
obscenity or preoccupation with obscenity, esp in the form of references to excrement
Derived forms of scatology
scatologist, nounMedical definitions for scatological
scatology
[ skă-tŏl′ə-jē ]
n.
The study and analysis of feces for physiological and diagnostic purposes.
coprology
An obsession with excrement or excretory functions.
The psychiatric study of such an obsession.