scatolia

English

Etymology

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

Noun

scatolia (plural scatolias)

1. (psychology) The act of smearing faeces.
   • 1999, Tom Mason, Mark Chandley, Managing Violence and Aggression: A Manual for Nurses and Health Care Workers, page 214:

     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 [...].

   • 2000, Alan Jacques, Graham A. Jackson, Understanding Dementia, page 170:

     Scatolia is not uncommon among dementia sufferers, and is very distressing to their carers.

   • 2004, AH Begg, C McDonald, "Scatolia in elderly people with dementia", International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, Volume 4, Issue 1, Pages 53-54, Published Online: 13 Oct 2004

     Fourteen cases of scatolia (smearing of faeces) were studied and all were found to be constipated when they smeared.

Related terms

• scatology

See also

• coprophagy

Anagrams

• sail coat