Noun: scatology ska'tó-lu-jee or sku'tó-lu-jee
- (medicine) the chemical analysis of excrement (for medical diagnosis or for paleontological purposes)
"The palaeontologist used scatology to determine the diet of ancient animals"
- A preoccupation with obscenity (especially that dealing with excrement or excretory functions)
"Some comedians rely heavily on scatology in their routines"
Derived forms: scatologies
Type of: chemical analysis, dirty word, filth, obscenity, qualitative analysis, smut, vulgarism
Encyclopedia: Scatology