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anal

UK/ə.nʌl/ US/ˈeɪ̯nəl] ~ [ˈeɪ̯nl̩/ fairly common informal slang

adjective

1.

of or related to the anus

  • “anal thermometer”
2.

a stage in psychosexual development when the child''s interest is concentrated on the anal region; fixation at this stage is said to result in orderliness, meanness, stubbornness, compulsiveness, etc.

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Origin

Borrowed from Latin ānālis. By surface analysis, anus + -al. Psychological sense shortened from anal-retentive.

Phrases

  • anal beads
  • anal cleft
  • anal expulsive
  • anal fin
  • anal fissure
  • anal fistula
  • anal gland
  • anal glaucoma

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