APA Dictionary of Psychology

genitalia

Updated on 11/15/2023
pl. n. the internal and external sexual or reproductive organs. In individuals assigned male at birth, genitalia include the penis, testes and related structures, prostate gland, seminal vesicles, and bulbourethral glands. In individuals assigned female at birth, the internal genitalia consist of the vulva, vagina, vestibular glands, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes, and related structures. The external genitalia comprise the vulva (including the clitoris, labia, and vestibule of the vagina) in females and the penis and testicles in males. Also called genitals. See also ambiguous genitalia.
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