genital

genital definition - medical

gen·i·tal (jĕnˈĭ-tl)

adjective
  1. Of or relating to biological reproduction.
  2. Of or relating to the genitalia.
  3. Of or relating to the stage of psychosexual development in psychoanalytic theory beginning in puberty and during which the genitals become the focus of sexual gratification.
noun
A reproductive organ, especially one of the external sex organs.

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