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1. Relating to reproduction or generation. 2. Relating to the primary female or male sex organs or genitals. 3. Relating to or characterized by genitality. [L. genitalis, pertaining to reproduction, fr. gigno, to bring forth]
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gen·i·tal 'jen-ə-təl adj
1) GENERATIVE
2) of, relating to, or being a sexual organ
3 a) of, relating to, or characterized by the stage of psychosexual development in psychoanalytic theory following the latency period and during which oral and anal impulses are subordinated to adaptive interpersonal mechanisms
b) of, relating to, or characterized by a personality in the genital stage of psychosexual development esp. as typified by normal sexual desires and by concern for the happiness and pleasures of others compare ANAL (2), ORAL (3)
gen·i·tal·ly -ē adv
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adj.
relating to the reproductive organs or to reproduction.
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gen·i·tal (jenґĭ-təl) [L. genitalis belonging to birth] 1. reproductive. 2. pertaining to the organs of reproduction; see terms beginning organa genitalia.Medical dictionary. 2011.