How to Use genital in a Sentence
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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 -
To get rid of crabs, wash and dry your genital area or any other affected parts of your body.
— Laura Dorwart, Verywell Health, 12 Sep. 2024 -
Herpes is a virus that causes painful sores on your mouth or genital area.
— Yerin Kim, Seventeen, 11 Dec. 2018 -
In the West, the practice has come to be known as genital mutilation .
— Keith Kloor, Discover Magazine, 5 Sep. 2013 -
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 -
Many were young men with genital lesions, and many also had HIV.
— Byjon Cohen, science.org, 16 Aug. 2024 -
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 -
In adults, the herpes virus causes cold sores and genital lesions.
— Amanda MacMillan, Health.com, 19 July 2017 -
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 -
Take off all your clothes and look carefully at all of your skin, including the palms, soles of feet, between toes and buttocks and in the genital area.
— Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 4 Feb. 2023 -
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 -
The post shows Bieber standing in front of the t-shirt, while maybe-possibly clutching his genital region in a show of machismo.
— Michelle Ruiz, Vogue, 14 Sep. 2017 -
Williams had changed her name and was recognized as female by her home state of Maryland, but had not had genital surgery.
— Rachel Weiner, Washington Post, 30 June 2023 -
For patients 15 and older, breast surgery is an option, as is genital surgery for those 18 and older.
— Jessica Bartlett, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Dec. 2022 -
According to a news release, the crime came to light when the child complained of pain in her genital area and told her mother that Barr had been touching her.
— Fox News, 14 Mar. 2018 -
Several recent patients have reported rashes in the genital area that did not spread to the rest of the body.
— Aria Bendix, NBC News, 26 May 2022 -
In four years, only 405 youths across the country received genital surgery.
— Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 23 Aug. 2023 -
More to Read Gambia upholds its ban on female genital cutting.
— Rodney Muhumuza, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2024
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