coprology


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cop·rol·o·gy

 (kŏ-prŏl′ə-jē)
n.
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coprology

(kɒpˈrɒlədʒɪ)
n
(Psychiatry) preoccupation with excrement. Also called: scatology
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coprology

1. the introduction of obscenity into art and literature.
2. obscene literature.
3. the study of obscene literature.
4. scatology.
See also: Obscenity
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References in periodicals archive ?
Merde: Excursions in Scientific, Cultural, and Socio-Historical Coprology. New York: Random House; 1999.