SEXUAL
\sˈɛkʃuːə͡l], \sˈɛkʃuːəl], \s_ˈɛ_k_ʃ_uː_əl]\
Definitions of SEXUAL
- 1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms (6th edition)
- 1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
- 1900 - A dictionary of medicine and the allied sciences
- 1919 - The concise Oxford dictionary of current English
- 1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
- 1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
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[Latin] Pert. sex; appl. reproduction, opp. asexual (biol.).
By J.H. Kenneth
By Robley Dunglison
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[Latin] Of, pertaining to, or distinctive of sex; as S. organs.
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[Latin] Of or pertaining to the two sexes; as S. intercourse. S. inversion, s. feeling for one of the same sex. S. reflex, the reflex action set up by stimulation of the genitals, and producing erection and ejaculation.
By Alexander Duane
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Of sex, a sex, or the sexes (s. organs, genitals; s. intercourse or commerce, copulation; s. affinity, mutual attraction of two individuals of opposite sexes; s. selection; s. appetite, indulgence, for, in, s. intercourse); (Bot.; of classification) based on the distinction of sexes in plants, whence sexualist (2) n. Hence sexuality n., sexually adv. [Latin]
By Sir Augustus Henry
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