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Date: 1300-1400
Language: Latin
Origin: genitalis, from gignere 'to produce children'

genital

 adjective
     
Related topics: Human, Medicine
gen‧i‧tal [only before noun]
HBHM relating to or affecting the outer sex organs:
the genital area
genital mutilation
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