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Coprographia is involuntarily making vulgar writings or drawings.[1] Coprographia comes from the Greek κόπρος meaning "faeces".
Related terms are coprolalia, the involuntary usage of profane words,[2] and copropraxia, the involuntary performance of obscene gestures.[3]
References
- ^ "Linguistics 210 Semantics" (pdf). Semantic features and Tourette’s Syndrome. http://www.uwm.edu/Course/ling210/lectures/semantics-2.pdf. Retrieved November 21, 2006. While this source defines coprographia, it makes misrepresentations about copro phenomena in relation to Tourette's: they are not common, and not required for diagnosis.
- ^ Coprolalia. Dictionary.com, Accessed 21 November 2006.
- ^ Schapiro NA. "Dude, you don't have Tourette's": Tourette's syndrome, beyond the tics. Pediatr Nurs. 2002 May-Jun;28(3):243-6, 249-53. PMID 12087644
Topics related to Tourette syndrome (F95.2, 307.23) Main Terms Coprolalia · Copropraxia · Echolalia · Echopraxia · Palilalia · PANDAS · Sensory phenomena · Tic · Tic disorder · TourettismHistory Organizations Media Front of the Class · I Have Tourette's but Tourette's Doesn't Have Me · John's Not Mad · "Le Petit Tourette" · Maze · Motherless Brooklyn · Quit It · The Tic Code · Tic Talk: Living with Tourette SyndromeNotable people Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf · Howard Ahmanson, Jr · Basshunter · Pete Bennett · Brad Cohen · James Durbin · Jim Eisenreich · Tim Howard · Samuel Johnson · André Malraux · Tobias Picker · Nick van Bloss · Michael WolffCategories:- Neurological disorders
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