genital
adjective/ˈdʒenɪtl/
/ˈdʒenɪtl/
[only before noun]- connected with the outer sexual organs of a person or an animal
- the genital area
- genital infections
Oxford Collocations DictionaryGenital is used with these nouns:- organ
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin genitalis, from genitus, past participle of gignere ‘beget’.Want to learn more?
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