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phallic

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phallic /phal·lic/ (-ik) pertaining to or resembling a phallus.
phal·lic (flk)
adj.
1. Of, relating to, or resembling a phallus.
2. Of or relating to the third stage of psychosexual development in psychoanalytic theory during which the genital organs first become the focus of sexual feeling.
phallic
[fal′ik]
Etymology: Gk, phallos, penis
pertaining to the penis or penis-shaped.
phallic
pertaining to the penis.
phallic body
see phallic body.
phallic
Psychiatry adjective Referring to the period from about 21/2 to 6 yrs, during which sexual interest, curiosity, and pleasurable experience center about the penis in boys, and in girls, to a lesser extent, the clitoris


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