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Coprographia is involuntarily making vulgar writings or drawings. Coprographia comes from the
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(''kópros''), meaning "
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", and (''graphḗ''), meaning "writing". Related terms are
coprolalia Coprolalia () is involuntary swearing or the involuntary utterance of obscene words or socially inappropriate and derogatory remarks. Coprolalia comes from the Greek (''kópros''), meaning "dung, feces", and (''laliā́'') "speech", from (''lal ...
, the involuntary usage of obscene and/or profane words,Coprolalia.
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copropraxia Copropraxia is a tic consisting of involuntarily performing obscene gestures, obscene or forbidden gestures, or inappropriate touching.Shimberg, Elaine Fantle (1995). ''Living with Tourette Syndrome''. New York: Simon & Schuster. p. 31. Coproprax ...
, the involuntary performance of obscene gestures.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.


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