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coprolalia Audio
cop·ro·la·li·a [ kop-ruh-ley-lee-uh ]
Etymology:
Greek kopros = filth + lalia = speech
Definitions related to coprolalia:
  • Involuntarily and repetitive utterances of obscene or socially inappropriate words or statements.
    NICHD Pediatric Terminology
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Involuntary use of vulgar or obscene language. Observed in some cases of schizophrenia and in Tourette�s syndrome.
    Sadock's Comprehensive Glossary of Psychiatry and Psychology
    BJ Sadock Titles Press, 2012
  • (corprolalia) Involuntary and repetitive utterances of obscene or socially inappropriate words or statements.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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