C14: from Latin genitālis concerning birth, from gignere to beget
genital in American English
(ˈdʒɛnɪtəl)
adjective
1.
of reproduction or the sexual organs
2. Psychoanalysis
a.
designating or of the third stage of infantile psychosexual development in which interest centers around the genital organs
b.
designating or of the adult or final stage of psychosexual development in which conflicts have been resolved, libidinal drives regulated, and character structure integrated
see also anal1, oral
Word origin
ME < OFr < L genitalis < genitus, pp. of genere, gignere, to beget: see genus
In other languages
genital
British English: genital ADJECTIVE
Genital means relating to a person's external sexual organs.
Keep the genital area clean.
American English: genital
Brazilian Portuguese: genital
Chinese: 外生殖器的
European Spanish: genital
French: génital
German: Genital-
Italian: genitale
Japanese: 生殖の
Korean: 생식기의
European Portuguese: genital
Latin American Spanish: genital
All related terms of 'genital'
genital warts
a sexually transmitted disease caused by the human papilloma virus ; the warts grow in the genital area
genital herpes
a sexually transmitted disease caused by a variety of the herpes simplex virus in which painful blisters occur in the genital region
female genital mutilation
the practice observed in some cultures of removing part or all of a woman's or girl's genitalia
female circumcision
the practice observed in some cultures of removing part or all of a woman's or girl's genitalia
FGM
FGM is the practice of cutting off some or all of the outer sex organs of a girl or woman . It is illegal in many countries . FGM is an abbreviation for 'female genital mutilation'.