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oral phase [′ȯr·əl ′fāz]

(psychology)

In psychoanalytic theory, the earliest of the stages of psychosexual development, lasting from birth to approximately 12 months of age, in which libidinal gratification is derived from intake of food, by sucking, and later by biting.

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