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

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Friedrich Nietzsche