noun
genitalia
jehn-ih-TAY-lee-uh
noun
1
The external and internal sex organs, considered together.
"The exam included a check of the external genitalia."
How to Use Genitalia
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA clinical, formal term for the sex organs.
When to use it
Formal/clinical register — used in medical contexts rather than everyday speech.
Word Forms
genitalias plural
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Etymology
A learned borrowing from Latin (membra) genitalia, "organs of generation", first recorded in English in 1651.