genitals
Reproductive body parts
Genitals are the external reproductive organs—penis and testicles in males, vulva in females.
The term is neutral and clinical, suitable for medical contexts and polite conversation alike: The doctor examined the patient's genitals.
Also called genitalia, with the same meaning but a more formal register.
Male reproductive organ
- vulvaExternal female genital region
- vaginaInternal female reproductive canal
- testesMale reproductive glands
- ovariesEgg-producing organs
scrotum · labia · clitoris · glans · foreskin · perineum · urethra · prostate
Lowest enlisted rank
- crotchLeg-joining body region
- groinHip-thigh junction
- junkWorthless discarded items
- bitsSmall portions or pieces
downstairs · nethers · undercarriage · package · family jewels · bush · pubes · naughty bits
Stirring to heightened state
- erectionAct of building upward
- stimulationEvoking a response
- orgasmPeak sexual pleasure
- pleasureHappy, satisfied feeling
erogenous · foreplay · sensuality · libido · desire · climax · excitement · sensation
Gamete fusion creating zygote
- conceptionFormation of an idea
- spermMale reproductive cell
- eggReproductive cell in shell
- gametesReproductive cells for fusion
ovulation · procreation · zygote · embryo · gestation · meiosis · hormones · testosterone
Methodical assessment or review
- STISexually transmitted infection
- herpesChronic blister-causing virus
- HPVCommon sexually transmitted virus
- chlamydiaBacterial venereal infection
gonorrhea · syphilis · circumcision · vasectomy · hysterectomy · biopsy · infection · inflammation
Absence of vanity
- discretionCareful judgment in speech
- concealmentAct of hiding something
- coveringLayer that shields or hides
- exposureState of being unprotected
nudity · intimate · personal · private parts · hidden · taboo · decency · indecency
Sexual development stage
- maturationProcess of becoming complete
- differentiationRecognizing meaningful differences
- intersexAtypical sex development
- ambiguousHaving multiple interpretations
hormonal · growth · adolescence · prenatal · embryonic · virilization · feminization · undescended
penis
Male reproductive organ
- vulvaExternal female genital region
- vaginaInternal female reproductive canal
- testesMale reproductive glands
ovaries · scrotum · labia · clitoris · glans · foreskin · perineum · urethra · prostate · epididymis
privates
Lowest enlisted rank
bits · downstairs · nethers · undercarriage · package · family jewels · bush · pubes · naughty bits · manhood
arousal
Stirring to heightened state
- erectionAct of building upward
- stimulationEvoking a response
- orgasmPeak sexual pleasure
pleasure · erogenous · foreplay · sensuality · libido · desire · climax · excitement · sensation · response
fertilization
Gamete fusion creating zygote
- conceptionFormation of an idea
- spermMale reproductive cell
- eggReproductive cell in shell
gametes · ovulation · procreation · zygote · embryo · gestation · meiosis · hormones · testosterone · estrogen
examination
Methodical assessment or review
- STISexually transmitted infection
- herpesChronic blister-causing virus
- HPVCommon sexually transmitted virus
chlamydia · gonorrhea · syphilis · circumcision · vasectomy · hysterectomy · biopsy · infection · inflammation · screening
modesty
Absence of vanity
- discretionCareful judgment in speech
- concealmentAct of hiding something
- coveringLayer that shields or hides
exposure · nudity · intimate · personal · private parts · hidden · taboo · decency · indecency · propriety
puberty
Sexual development stage
- maturationProcess of becoming complete
- differentiationRecognizing meaningful differences
- intersexAtypical sex development
ambiguous · hormonal · growth · adolescence · prenatal · embryonic · virilization · feminization · undescended
- reproductionreproduction, birth, baby, egg, sperm
- plural-only wordsscissors, pants, trousers, jeans, shorts
- reproductive anatomypenis, vagina, testes, testicles, ovaries
- sex traitsbreasts, facial hair, body hair, voice deepening, deep voice
- genital herpesChronic viral STI
- genital wartsHPV-induced skin growths
- genital area
- male genitalsMasculine reproductive anatomy
- female genital mutilationCutting of girls' genitals
- male genitaliaMasculine reproductive anatomy