phallic

adj phal·lic \ˈfal-ik\

Medical Definition of PHALLIC

: of, relating to, or resembling a penis

: of, relating to, or characterized by the stage of psychosexual development in psychoanalytic theory following the anal stage and during which a child becomes interested in his or her own sexual organs—compare anal 2, genital 3, oral 3

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