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Webster 1913 Edition


Genital

Gen′i-tal

,
Adj.
[L.
genitalis
, fr.
genere
,
gignere
, to beget: cf. F.
génital
. See
Gender
.]
Pertaining to generation, or to the generative organs;
as,
genital
herpes
.
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.

Webster 1828 Edition


Genital

GEN'ITAL

,
Adj.
[L. genitalis, from the root of gigno; Gr. to beget.]
Pertaining to generation or the act of begetting.

Definition 2024


genital

genital

See also: génital

English

Adjective

genital (not comparable)

  1. Of, or relating to biological reproduction.
  2. Of, or relating to the genitalia.
  3. (psychoanalysis) Of, or relating to psychosexual development during puberty.

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Translations

Noun

genital (plural genitals)

  1. (rare) The genitalia.

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Spanish

Etymology

Latin genitālis

Adjective

genital m, f (plural genitales)

  1. genital

Noun

genital m (plural genitales)

  1. (Usually plural) genital

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