1. the study of or obsession with excrement or excretory functions
Usage: medical; scientific
2. obscene language or literature dealing with excretory functions
Usage: vulgar

Examples

• The researcher’s work in scatology helped advance understanding of digestive health.
• Medieval manuscripts sometimes contained examples of scatology alongside religious texts.
• The comedian’s routine relied heavily on scatology rather than clever wordplay.
• Anthropologists study scatology to understand cultural taboos across societies.
• The book was criticized for its excessive scatology and crude humor.
• Medical scatology provides important diagnostic information about patient health.