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Adjective: anal  ey-n(u)l
  1. Of or related to the anus
    "anal thermometer"
     
  2. (psychoanalysis) 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.
    "His anal retentive tendencies manifested in an obsessively tidy workspace";
    - anal retentive

Antonym: oral

Encyclopedia: Anal, New Mexico