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genital definition

geni·tal (jen′i təl)

adjective

  1. of reproduction or the sexual organs
  2. Psychoanalysis
    1. designating or of the third stage of infantile psychosexual development in which interest centers around the genital organs
    2. designating or of the adult or final stage of psychosexual development in which conflicts have been resolved, libidinal drives regulated, and character structure integrated

Etymology: ME < OFr < L genitalis < genitus, pp. of genere, gignere, to beget: see genus

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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