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gen·i·tal
(jĕn′ĭ-tl)adj.
1. Of or relating to biological reproduction.
2. Of or relating to the genitals.
3. Of or relating to the final stage of psychosexual development in psychoanalytic theory, beginning in puberty and during which the genitals again become the focus of gratification, and interest develops in romantic and sexual relationships. The genital stage is preceded by the latency period.
[Middle English, from Latin genitālis, from genitus, past participle of gignere, to beget; see genə- in Indo-European roots.]
gen′i·tal·ly adv.
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genital
(ˈdʒɛnɪtəl)adj
1. (Anatomy) of or relating to the sexual organs or to reproduction
[C14: from Latin genitālis concerning birth, from gignere to beget]
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gen•i•tal
(ˈdʒɛn ɪ tl)adj.
1. generative.
2. of or pertaining to the sexual organs.
3. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the phase of psychosexual development, from about ages three to five, during which the genitals become the focus of sexual pleasure.
[1350–1400; Middle English < Old French < Latin genitālis=genit(us), past participle of gignere to beget + -ālis -al1]
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| Adj. | 1. |  genital - of or relating to the external sex organs; "genital herpes"; "venereal disease" |
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Translations
تَناسُلي
pohlavní
forplantnings-køns-
genitalijoslyties organailytinių organų
dzimumorganu-
cinsel organlar ile ilgili
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genital
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genital
(ˈdʒenitl) adjective of the reproductive organs of animals.
genitals (-lz) noun plural the external sex organs.
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gen·i·tal
a. genital, rel. a los genitales;
___ ambiguity → ambigüedad ___;
___ cord → cordón ___;
___ corpuscles → corpúsculos ___;
___ furrow → surco ___;
___ herpes → herpes ___;
___ phase → fase ___;
___ tract → tracto___;
___ wart → verruga ___.
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genital
adj genital; npl genitales mplEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.