Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Anal"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Anal \A"nal\, a. [From {Anus}.] (Anat.)
Pertaining to, or situated near, the anus; as, the anal fin
or glands.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
anal
adj 1: of or related to the anus; "anal thermometer"
2: (psychoanalysis) 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. [ant: {oral}]
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