scatology
1. a preoccupation with obscenity (especially that dealing with excrement or excretory functions) • Derivationally related forms: scatological • Hypernyms: obscenity, smut, vulgarism, filth, dirty word 2. (medicine) the chemical analysis of excrement (for medical diagnosis or for paleontological purposes) • Topics: medicine, medical specialty • Hypernyms: chemical analysis, qualitative analysis
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