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scatolia

scatolia noun: the act of smearing faeces.

Noun

scatolia (plural scatolias)

  1. The act of smearing faeces.
    • The 'dirty protest' - the spreading of faeces is called 'scatolia' and this may be undertaken by some as a form of protest.
    • The main issues surrounding scatolia are the health and safety aspects [...].1999, Tom Mason, Mark Chandley, Managing Violence and Aggression: A Manual for Nurses and Health Care Workers, page 214

Examples of scatolia in a sentence

  • Scatolia is not uncommon among dementia sufferers, and is very distressing to their carers.2000, Alan Jacques, Graham A. Jackson, Understanding Dementia, page 170:
  • Fourteen cases of scatolia (smearing of faeces) were studied and all were found to be constipated when they smeared.2004, AH Begg, C McDonald, "Scatolia in elderly people with dementia", International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, Volume 4, Issue 1...

Forms of scatolia

pluralscatolias

Origin of scatolia

From Ancient Greek σκῶρ (skôr, “excrement”) + -olia.

Questions about scatolia

What does scatolia mean?
Scatolia means the act of smearing faeces.
How do you use scatolia in a sentence?
Scatolia is not uncommon among dementia sufferers, and is very distressing to their carers.
What part of speech is scatolia?
Scatolia is a noun.
What is the plural of scatolia?
The plural of scatolia is scatolias.

Words near scatolia in the dictionary

  1. scatland
  2. scatlands
  3. scato-
  4. scatole
  5. scatoles
  6. scatolia
  7. scatolias
  8. scatologic
  9. scatological
  10. scatologically
  11. scatologies

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