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genital

9 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. genital (adjective)
  2. genital bulb (noun)
  3. genital crisis (noun)
  4. genital gland (noun)
  5. genital glanders (noun plural but singular or plural in constructrion)
  6. genital herpes (noun)
  7. genital horsepox (noun)
  8. genital wart (noun)
  9. female genital mutilation (noun)

gen·i·tal

adj \ˈje-nə-təl\

Definition of GENITAL

1
: generative
2
: of, relating to, or being a sexual organ
3
: of, relating to, or characterized by the stage of psychosexual development in psychoanalytic theory during which oral and anal impulses are subordinated to adaptive interpersonal mechanisms
— gen·i·tal·ly \-tə-lē\ adverb
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Origin of GENITAL

Middle English, from Latin genitalis, from genitus, past participle of gignere to beget — more at kin
First Known Use: 14th century

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