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ANAL
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
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:
Classified under:
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)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Of or related to the anus
Example:
anal thermometer
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
anus (the excretory opening at the end of the alimentary canal)
Derivation:
anus (the excretory opening at the end of the alimentary canal)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Present simple (first person singular and plural, second person singular and plural, third person plural) of the verb anal
Context examples:
A pathologic finding about one or more characteristics of anal cancer, following the rules of the TNM AJCC v6 classification system as they pertain to distant metastases.
(Anal Cancer Pathologic Distant Metastasis TNM Finding v6, NCI Thesaurus)
A pathologic finding about one or more characteristics of anal cancer, following the rules of the TNM AJCC v6 classification system as they pertain to staging of the primary tumor.
(Anal Cancer Pathologic Primary Tumor TNM Finding v6, NCI Thesaurus)
Risk factors include intraprostatic ductal reflux, phimosis, urinary tract infections, and unprotected anal intercourse.
(Acute bacterial prostatitis, NCI Thesaurus)
A well differentiated, intermediate grade tumor with neuroendocrine differentiation that arises from the anal canal.
(Anal Canal Neuroendocrine Tumor G2, NCI Thesaurus)
An anal adenocarcinoma arising from the lining of an anorectal fistulous tract.
(Anal Adenocarcinoma within Anorectal Fistula, NCI Thesaurus)
An anal squamous cell carcinoma characterized by the presence of malignant cells with hyperchromatic nuclei and peripheral nuclear palisading.
(Anal Basaloid Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)
An adenocarcinoma arising in the anal canal epithelium, including the mucosal surface, the anal glands, and the lining of fistulous tracts.
(Anal Adenocarcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)
The most common AIDS-related malignant neoplasms are Kaposi sarcoma, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, anal carcinoma, cervical carcinoma, and Hodgkin lymphoma.
(AIDS-Related Malignant Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)
Homosexual HIV-positive men have an increased risk of developing anal squamous cell carcinoma in comparison to the general male population.
(AIDS-Related Anal Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)
Homosexual HIV-positive men have an increased risk of developing anal non-Hodgkin lymphoma in comparison to the general male population.
(AIDS-Related Anal Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, NCI Thesaurus)
