Anal phase


psycho-n-lysis. the second stage of psychos-xual development during which the child, usually at two years of age, becomes preoccupied with defecation.

-n-l phase n.
in psycho-n-lytic theory, the stage of psychos-xual development occurring early in life, usually around the second year, when a child’s activities, interests, and concerns are centered around the expulsion and retention of feces.

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    -n-l sinus -n-l sinus n. any of the grooves between the -n-l columns. also called morgagni’s crypt, rectal sinus.

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