How to Use genital in a Sentence

genital

adjective
  • In adults, the herpes virus causes cold sores and genital lesions.
    Amanda MacMillan, Health.com, 19 July 2017
  • Infected people will often get a rash on their face, hands, feet, chest or near the genital area.
    Maia Pandey, Journal Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2024
  • Learn more about intersex genital mutilation here, and in the video above.
    Teen Vogue, 2 July 2017
  • Always put on a condom before engaging in any genital contact with another person.
    Peter Weiss, Verywell Health, 8 Aug. 2024
  • Phthalates have been linked to genital birth defects in infant boys, learning and behavior problems in children and can disrupt male hormones.
    Natalie Dreier, ajc, 14 July 2017
  • At this point, males of some species press their genital openings against the female’s orifice briefly; others lay a sperm packet on the ground, pick it up and insert into the female with their chelicerae.
    Jason Bittel, Smithsonian, 9 Aug. 2017
  • At this point, males of some species press their genital openings against the female’s orifice briefly; others lay a sperm packet on the ground, pick it up and insert into the female with their chelicerae.
    Jason Bittel, Smithsonian, 9 Aug. 2017
  • There are two types, herpes simplex 1, which primarily causes cold sores, and herpes simplex 2, which mainly affects the genital area.
    OregonLive.com, 17 July 2017
  • Congress passed a law in the late 1990s making female genital mutilation of a minor a federal crime.
    Chris Fuchs, NBC News, 9 June 2017
  • The chemicals, phthalates, can disrupt male hormones like testosterone and have been linked to genital birth defects in infant boys and learning and behavior problems in older children.
    Roni Caryn Rabin, The Seattle Times, 13 July 2017
  • From their post: Genital Jousting is largely about disarming masculinity.
    Joshua Rivera, GQ, 28 June 2017
  • Surgeries in younger patients were primarily breast and chest procedures, while genital surgical procedures were more common in older patients.
    Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 16 Aug. 2024
  • But at the end of Episode Three with Alexis Bledel's character—when there's female genital mutilation—that didn't happen in the book.
    Emily Zemler, Esquire, 14 July 2017
  • The part of the body that Scorpio governs is the genital area.
    Aliza Kelly Faragher, Allure, 31 July 2020
  • At least once, Yaussi tried to touch Arnold in the genital area.
    Katy Bergen and Tony Rizzo, kansascity, 21 Dec. 2017
  • In many cases, the rash begins in the genital and anal areas.
    Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 10 June 2022
  • This is one of the most common causes for bumps on the genital region.
    Alyssa Jung, Good Housekeeping, 29 Aug. 2022
  • In this outbreak so far, the rashes have often been found around the genital and anal region, on the face, or on the palms of hands and soles of feet.
    Aria Bendix, NBC News, 23 July 2022
  • Herpes is a virus that results in painful sores on your mouth and genital area, said Dr. Bhuyan.
    Hannah Orenstein, Seventeen, 22 Feb. 2019
  • The group also took samples from the bats: blood and swabs from their mouths and urinary and genital organs.
    Mark Johnson, jsonline.com, 15 Dec. 2017
  • These species also pull in the services of the second pair of legs, which is where their genital openings are.
    Emily Willingham, Wired, 22 Sep. 2020
  • Herpes is a virus that causes painful sores on your mouth or genital area.
    Yerin Kim, Seventeen, 11 Dec. 2018
  • The two suspects pinned the victim to the ground while one rubbed his genital area on her face, according to police.
    Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 7 May 2024
  • The lesions can appear first in the genital area and rectum before spreading to other parts of the body.
    Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2022
  • Here are the most common reasons for a bump on your labia or other genital parts and when to see your doctor about it.
    Zahra Barnes, SELF, 12 Oct. 2021
  • Viagra works to improve blood flow to the genital area, which can help men get and keep erections.
    Amanda MacMillan, Health.com, 14 June 2018
  • Although genital warts can go away on their own, seeing a doctor can get rid of them faster.
    Zahra Barnes, SELF, 12 Oct. 2021
  • Lesions may cause severe pain in the mouth, rectum or genital area.
    Helena Oliviero, ajc, 9 Aug. 2022
  • So, men that have had it in their genital area and any of their limbs have been kind of suffering in silence and kind of feeling like a reject in a sense.
    Molly Longman, refinery29.com, 5 June 2019
  • There are not even options for bottom (genital) surgeries for adults in this state.
    Tori Otten, The New Republic, 21 Feb. 2023

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