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relativo ao ânus
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anal

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.

relativo ao ânus

The act of paying such attention to detail that it becomes an obsession.

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She said the Bureau is pretty anal about attendance and time keeping.
Wet desert: tracking down a terrorist on the colorado river
2
I didn't quite know what that implied but hoped it meant anal.
My horizontal life: a collection of one-night stands
3
Rupture of anal warts is an especially effective portal of HIV transmission.
Pubmed
4
All trials that reported on marsupialisation in anal fistula treatment were included.
Pubmed
5
The electromechanical relationship has been clearly defined in the anal sphincter activity.
Pubmed
1
For an anal retentive, Grace could be amazingly childish at times.
Sins of the Fathers
2
What kind of artist is so anal retentive?
Real life & liars
3
It might seem anal retentive, but I always put certain things in the same pockets of my pack.
Climbing Magazine
4
Anal retentive, anxious parents help and stifle.
The Guardian
5
"Because I knew how you two anal retentives would react."
The smoke room: a novel of suspense
Catalan
anal