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sca⋅tol⋅o⋅gy
[skuh-tol-uh-jee]
–noun
| 1. | the study of or preoccupation with excrement or obscenity. |
| 2. | obscenity, esp. words or humor referring to excrement. |
| 3. | the study of fossil excrement. |
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scatology
"obscene literature," 1876, from Gk. skat-, stem of skor (gen. skatos) "excrement" (from PIE base *sker- "to defecate") + -logy "treatise, study."
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Main Entry: sca·tol·o·gy
Pronunciation: ska-'täl-&-jE, sk&-
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -gies
1 : interest in or treatment of obscene matters especially in literature
2 : the biologically oriented study of excrement (as for taxonomic purposes or for thedetermination of diet)
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scatology sca·tol·o·gy (skā-tŏl'ə-jē, skə-)
n.
- The study and analysis of feces for physiological and diagnostic purposes. Also called coprology.
- An obsession with excrement or excretory functions.
- The psychiatric study of such an obsession.
scat'o·log'i·cal (skāt'l-ŏj'ĭ-kəl) or scat'o·log'ic (-ĭk) adj.
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