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Definition of: anal
(ā′nəl) adjective
1 a Of, pertaining to, or situated in the region of the anus, b Situated near the anus.
2. Psychoanal a Of or relating to the second stage of psychosexual development of the child in which interest in excretion is dominant. b Of, pertaining to, or characterized by qualities in the adult, as orderliness or an inclination to hoard, regarded as typifying this stage of development. Compare GENITAL, ORAL.
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