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an·a·clit·ic
(an'ă-klit'ik),Leaning or depending upon; in psychoanalysis, relating to the dependence of the infant on the mother or mother substitute. See: anaclitic depression.
[G. ana, toward, + klinō, to lean]
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anaclitic
adjective In mental health, referring to the dependence of an infant on the mother or surrogate for a sense of well-being, which is normal in childhood but pathological if maintained in later years.Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
an·a·clit·ic
(an'ă-klit'ik)Leaning or depending on; in psychoanalysis, relating to the dependence of the infant on the mother or mother substitute.
See: anaclitic depression
See: anaclitic depression
[G. ana, toward, + klinō, to lean]
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