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coprolalia

[ kop-ruh-ley-lee-uh ]

noun

Psychiatry.
  1. the obsessive use of scatological language.


coprolalia

/ ËŒ°ìÉ’±è°ùəˈ±ô±ðɪ±ôɪə /

noun

  1. obsessive use of obscene or foul language
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Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms

  • ³¦´Ç±è·°ù´Ç·±ô²¹Â·±ô¾±Â·²¹³¦ [kop-r, uh, -, ley, -lee-ak], adjective
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

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“Dexter has a rarer form of Tourette’s called coprolalia,†Andrea explained.

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Changes to these very same brain structures—the basal ganglia in particular—are observed in people with coprolalia, the uncontrollable use of taboo language often observed in Tourette Syndrome.

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The most familiar and caricatured form of Tourette's is called coprolalia, in which the sufferer uses sometimes inappropriate language in bursts.

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