noun
- Plural of coprophilia; a paraphilic disorder characterized by sexual arousal from feces or fecal matter.
Usage: clinical/medical; vulgar; psychology/psychiatry term
Examples
- Coprophilias are documented in psychiatric literature as rare paraphilias.
- Mental health professionals study coprophilias as part of paraphilic disorder research.
- The DSM-5 includes coprophilias among specified paraphilic disorders.