oral primacy
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oral primacy
[′ȯr·əl ′prī·mə·sē] (psychology)
In psychoanalytic theory, the concentration of libido upon the mouth, evidenced by using the tongue and lips to explore things and by deriving pleasure from sucking, biting, and chewing.
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