Relating to the anus.
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analgesia, analgesic; analysis, analytic
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anal abbr
1) analysis
2) analytic
3) analyze
anal 'ān-əl adj
1) of, relating to, or situated near the anus
2 a) of, relating to, or characterized by the stage of psychosexual development in psychoanalytic theory during which the child is concerned esp. with its feces
b) of, relating to, or characterized by personality traits (as parsimony, meticulousness, and ill humor) considered typical of fixation at the anal stage of development compare GENITAL (3), ORAL (3), PHALLIC (2)
anal·ly -əl-ē adv
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adj.
Medical dictionary. 2011.