English noun: scatology | |||
1. | scatology (communication) a preoccupation with obscenity (especially that dealing with excrement or excretory functions) | ||
Broader (hypernym) | dirty word, filth, obscenity, smut, vulgarism | ||
2. | scatology (act) (medicine) the chemical analysis of excrement (for medical diagnosis or for paleontological purposes) | ||
Broader (hypernym) | chemical analysis, qualitative analysis | ||
Domain category | medical specialty, medicine | ||