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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.
penile [pe´nīl]
of or pertaining to the penis.
penile prosthesis a device that is surgically implanted to overcome the problem of impotence. Several different designs are currently available; some are semirigid, others can be inflated when an erection is desired and deflated after intercourse. A penile prosthesis does not interfere with the physiologic mechanisms of sexual intercourse, orgasm, or ejaculation.
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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However, thinking about Soviet Constructivism when faced with a large ensemble of Italian nationalist speed-movement paintings--topped by the Duce's phallically protruding chin ("I am referring here to the group of paintings by Gerardo Dottori, Polittico fascista, 1934")--gives one pause.
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