ANAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does anal mean? 

• ANAL (adjective)
  The adjective ANAL has 2 senses:

1. of or related to the anus

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.

  Familiarity information: ANAL used as an adjective is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ANAL (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or related to the anus

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context example:

anal thermometer

Pertainym:

anus (the excretory opening at the end of the alimentary canal)

Derivation:

anus (the excretory opening at the end of the alimentary canal)

Sense 2

Meaning:

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.

Synonyms:

anal; anal retentive

Domain category:

analysis; depth psychology; psychoanalysis (a set of techniques for exploring underlying motives and a method of treating various mental disorders; based on the theories of Sigmund Freud)

Antonym:

oral (a stage in psychosexual development when the child's interest is concentrated in the mouth; fixation at this stage is said to result in dependence, selfishness, and aggression)

 Context examples 

Anal cancer is a rare type of cancer.

(Anal Cancer, NIH: National Cancer Institute)

A usually aggressive malignant epithelial neoplasm that arises from the anal canal.

(Anal Canal Undifferentiated Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A benign epithelial neoplasm that arises from the anal canal.

(Anal Canal Squamous Papilloma, NCI Thesaurus)

A squamous cell carcinoma arising from the mucosa of the anal canal.

(Anal Canal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A precancerous neoplastic intraepithelial process involving the anal canal.

(Anal Canal Squamous Intraepithelial Neoplasia, NCI Thesaurus)

A clinical finding about one or more characteristics of anal cancer, following the rules of the TNM AJCC v7 classification system as they pertain to distant metastases.

(Anal Cancer Clinical Distant Metastasis TNM Finding v7, NCI Thesaurus)

A slowly spreading, erythematous eczematoid plaque in the anal region.

(Paget Disease of the Anus, NCI Thesaurus)

An abscess that develops in the soft tissues surrounding the anal canal.

(Perianal Abscess, NCI Thesaurus)

Paget disease involving the squamous epithelium of the anal canal.

(Paget Disease of the Anal Canal, NCI Thesaurus)

An anal canal carcinoma which has spread to another anatomic site.

(Metastatic Anal Canal Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)