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anally
In a medical or biological context, this term is used neutrally and clinically to describe the route of administration for medication or the location of a physical condition. It is a precise technical term used by healthcare professionals to avoid ambiguity.
In a psychological or colloquial context, the term is used to describe a personality type characterized by extreme rigidity, perfectionism, or an obsession with detail. This usage is derived from Freudian psychoanalytic theory regarding the anal stage of development. When used this way, it often carries a critical or mocking tone, suggesting that someone's need for order has become irrational or stifling.
Meanings
In a manner relating to the anus or the rectal area.
The medication is administered anally to ensure rapid absorption.
In a psychological sense, characterized by an obsessive preoccupation with order, cleanliness, and control, typically associated with the anal stage of psychosexual development.
Examples
The medication is administered anally via a suppository.
The medication is administered anally via a suppository.
Some animals eliminate waste anally through a cloaca.
The doctor explained that the probe would be inserted anally for the exam.
He is so anally about his filing system that everything must be alphabetical and color coded.
I know I am being anally about the kitchen counters but I just cannot stand a single crumb.
She organizes her bookshelves anally by genre and then by publication date.
Why are you being so anally about the seating chart for the dinner party?
The patient was treated anally to avoid the first pass effect of the liver.