GENITAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does genital mean? 

• GENITAL (adjective)
  The adjective GENITAL has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to the external sex organs

  Familiarity information: GENITAL used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GENITAL (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to the external sex organs

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

genital; venereal

Context example:

venereal disease

Pertainym:

genitals (external sex organ)

 Context examples 

The disease usually manifests as genital tumours in both male and female domestic dogs.

(The curious tale of the cancer ‘parasite’ that sailed the seas, University of Cambridge)

Type 2 usually affects the genital area

(Cold Sores, NIH)

A spectrum of inflammation involving the female upper genital tract and the supporting tissues.

(Pelvic Inflammatory Disease, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

The most common sites of involvement are the extremities (distal-type epithelioid sarcoma), and less frequently the pelvis, perineum, and genital organs (proximal-type epithelioid sarcoma).

(Epithelioid Sarcoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A non-neoplastic or neoplastic disorder that affects the female genital system.

(Female Reproductive System Disorder, NCI Thesaurus)

Lesion affects the lungs, with or without known genital structures invasion.

(FIGO Stage III Gestational Trophoblastic Tumor, NCI Thesaurus)

Lesion invades outside of the uterus, but it is limited to the genital structures.

(FIGO Stage II Gestational Trophoblastic Tumor, NCI Thesaurus)

Any pelvic infection involving the upper female genital tract beyond the cervix.

(Pelvic Inflammatory Disease, Food and Drug Administration)

A rare type of tumor, usually of the female genital tract, in which the insides of the cells look clear when viewed under a microscope.

(Clear cell adenocarcinoma, NCI Dictionary)

It is characterized by the development of ulcers in the mouth and genital region and uveitis.

(Behcet syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)