GENITAL

genital, venereal

(adjective) of or relating to the external sex organs; ā€œgenital herpesā€; ā€œvenereal diseaseā€

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

genital (not comparable)

Of, or relating to biological reproduction.

Of, or relating to the genitalia.

(psychoanalysis) Of, or relating to psychosexual development during puberty.

Noun

genital (plural genitals)

(rare) The genitalia.

Anagrams

• atingle, elating, gelatin, langite, tag line, tagline

Source: Wiktionary


Gen"i*tal, a. Etym: [L. genitalis, fr. genere, gignere, to beget: cf. F. gƩnital. See Gender.]

Definition: Pertaining to generation, or to the generative organs. Genital cord (Anat.), a cord developed in the fetus by the union of portions of the Wolffian and Müllerian ducts and giving rise to parts of the urogenital passages in both sexes.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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