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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HPV is a common group of viruses affecting the skin, which do not cause problems in most people but certain types can cause cancer or genital warts.
From BBC
Halfway through college, Russell spent two months in Tanzania assisting a nonprofit that taught female genital mutilation survivors how to make clothes to support themselves.
From Los Angeles Times
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
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