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coit·us
(koi′təs, kō′ĭ-təs, kō-ē′-)n.
Sexual union between a male and a female involving insertion of the penis into the vagina.
[Latin, from past participle of coīre, to copulate : co-, co- + īre, to go, come; see ei- in Indo-European roots.]
coit′al adj.
coit′al·ly adv.
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coitus
(ˈkəʊɪtəs) orcoition
n
(Zoology) technical terms for sexual intercourse
[C18 coitus: from Latin: a uniting, from coīre to meet, from īre to go]
ˈcoital adj
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co•i•tus
(ˈkoʊ ɪ təs)n.
sexual intercourse, esp. between a man and a woman.
[1705–15; < Latin: a coming together, uniting, sexual intercourse =coi- (see coition) + -tus suffix of v. action]
co′i•tal, adj.
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Noun | 1. | coitus - the act of sexual procreation between a man and a woman; the man's penis is inserted into the woman's vagina and excited until orgasm and ejaculation occur carnal knowledge, coition, copulation, sex act, sexual congress, sexual intercourse, sexual relation, intercourse, relation, congress sex, sex activity, sexual activity, sexual practice - activities associated with sexual intercourse; "they had sex in the back seat" defloration - the act of depriving a woman of her virginity (especially by rupturing the hymen through sexual intercourse) insemination - the introduction of semen into the genital tract of a female hank panky - illicit sexual intercourse penetration - the act (by a man) of inserting his penis into the vagina of a woman criminal congress, unlawful carnal knowledge - forbidden or tabu sexual intercourse between individuals |
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coitus
noun sexual intercourse, sex, coupling, congress, mating, nookie (slang), copulation, rumpy-pumpy (slang), coition, the other (informal), union During coitus, the male ejaculates millions of sperm cells.
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co·i·tus
n. L. coito, acto sexual.
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coitus
n coito; — interruptus coitus interruptus m, coito interrumpidoEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.