Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun scatology

2 senses of scatology

Sense 1
scatology -- (a preoccupation with obscenity (especially that dealing with excrement or excretory functions))
       => obscenity, smut, vulgarism, filth, dirty word -- (an offensive or indecent word or phrase)

Sense 2
scatology -- ((medicine) the chemical analysis of excrement (for medical diagnosis or for paleontological purposes))
       => chemical analysis, qualitative analysis -- (the act of decomposing a substance into its constituent elements)