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Definition of Coprophilia

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Coprophilia

1. 1. Attraction of microorganisms to faecal matter. 2. In psychiatry, a morbid attraction to, and interest in (with a sexual element), faecal matter. Origin: copro-+ G. Philos, fond (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Coprophilia

Literary usage of Coprophilia

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Papers on Psycho-analysis by Ernest Jones (1918)
"coprophilia.—Interest in excreta. Cunnilingus.—Apposition of the mouth to the vulva. Cyclothymia.—Mild form of manic-depressive insanity, ..."

2. The Elements of Practical Psycho-analysis by Paul Bousfield (1922)
"coprophilia. Interest in the products of excretion. Displacement. The transference of psychic energy or feeling from one idea to another but without ..."

3. Fundamental Conceptions of Psychoanalysis by Abraham Arden Brill (1921)
"Of the few examined, some seemed to have retained the infantile coprophilia and, like children, liked to wallow in dirt. One of my friends brought me a ..."

4. Contributions to Psycho-analysis by Sándor Ferenczi (1916)
"Apart from aggressivity and intellectuality their constitution is characterised by unusually strong anal-erotism and coprophilia.1 In the earliest childhood ..."

5. Sex and the senses by James Samuel Van Teslaar (1922)
"Homosexuality and coprophilia are often associated. Odors no longer play the rôle they may have once held in the sexual selection of man. ..."

6. The Sexuality Seriesby Oneil McQuick by Oneil McQuick (2006)
"coprophilia: Smell or view of excretion (dodo), or act of defecation for sexual arousal. (source: www.bigeye.com) 10. Coprophagia: Eating excretion (dodo) ..."

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