Associations to the word «Scatology»
Wiktionary
SCATOLOGY, noun. The scientific study, or the chemical analysis of faeces.
SCATOLOGY, noun. A filthy epithet.
Dictionary definition
SCATOLOGY, noun. A preoccupation with obscenity (especially that dealing with excrement or excretory functions).
SCATOLOGY, noun. (medicine) the chemical analysis of excrement (for medical diagnosis or for paleontological purposes).
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.