genital
Americanadjective
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of, relating to, or noting reproduction.
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of or relating to the sexual organs.
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Psychoanalysis.
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of or relating to the genital phase of psychosexual development.
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of or relating to the centering of sexual impulses and excitation on the genitalia.
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adjective
Other Word Forms
- postgenital adjective
- pregenital adjective
- subgenital adjective
Etymology
Origin of genital
1350–1400; Middle English < Old French < Latin genitālis of birth, equivalent to genit ( us ), past participle of gignere to beget + -ālis -al 1
Example Sentences
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The Gambia's Supreme Court began hearing a case this week brought by religious traditionalists who are hoping to topple the country's poorly enforced ban on female genital mutilation.
From Barron's
The Home Office is set to build on the feasibility study by the universities, by testing and developing the tool to measure forced marriage and female genital mutilation.
From BBC
At other times, the 26-year-old charged with murdering the chief executive of UnitedHealthcare seesawed between pain and numbness in his lower back and genital area.
From Los Angeles Times
It is a psychiatric disorder characterised by an intense and irrational fear of the genital organs going missing or retracting into the body of the victim.
From BBC
It distinguished between gender-affirming surgeries, which it rejected, and “genital abnormalities” that are present at birth or that develop later.
From Seattle Times
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