Copropraxia
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Template:Use dmy dates Copropraxia is a tic consisting of involuntarily performing obscene or forbidden gestures, or inappropriate touching.[1] The word comes from the Greek Script error: No such module "Lang". (Script error: No such module "lang".), meaning "feces", and Script error: No such module "Lang". (Script error: No such module "lang".), meaning "action". Copropraxia is a rare characteristic of Tourette syndrome.[1] Related terms are coprolalia, referring to involuntary usage of profane words,[2] and coprographia, making vulgar writings or drawings.
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- ↑ a b Shimberg, Elaine Fantle (1995). Living with Tourette Syndrome. New York: Simon & Schuster. p. 31. Template:ISBN
- ↑ Coprolalia. Dictionary.com, Accessed 21 November 2006.
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