genital stage — in psychoanalytic theory, the last stage in psychosexual development, occurring during puberty, during which the person can achieve sexual gratification from genital to genital contact and is capable of a mature relationship with a person of the… … Medical dictionary
genital stage — noun (psychoanalysis) the fifth sexual and social stage in a person s development occurring during adolescence; interest focuses on sexual activity • Syn: ↑genital phase • Topics: ↑psychoanalysis, ↑analysis, ↑depth psychology • … Useful english dictionary
genital phase — noun (psychoanalysis) the fifth sexual and social stage in a person s development occurring during adolescence; interest focuses on sexual activity • Syn: ↑genital stage • Topics: ↑psychoanalysis, ↑analysis, ↑depth psychology • … Useful english dictionary
Genital — Pertaining to the external and internal organs of reproduction. (Not to be confused with genetic.) * * * 1. Relating to reproduction or generation. 2. Relating to the primary female or male sex organs or genitals. 3. Relating to or characterized… … Medical dictionary
genital — [jen′i təl] adj. [ME < OFr < L genitalis < genitus, pp. of genere, gignere, to beget: see GENUS] 1. of reproduction or the sexual organs 2. Psychoanalysis a) designating or of the third stage of infantile psychosexual development in… … English World dictionary
Stage — The extent of a cancer, especially whether the disease has spread from the original site to other parts of the body. See also staging. * * * 1. A period in the course of a disease; a description of the extent of involvement of a disease process… … Medical dictionary
genital phase — Psychoanal. 1. the final stage of psychosexual development, in which a person achieves an affectionate, mature relationship with a sexual partner. 2. the childhood stage between 21/2 and 7, marked by increased sexual and genital interest. * * * … Universalium
genital — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin genitalis, from genitus, past participle of gignere to beget more at kin Date: 14th century 1. generative 2. of, relating to, or being a sexual organ 3. of, relating to, or characterized by the… … New Collegiate Dictionary
genital phase — see under stage … Medical dictionary
genital — adjective 1》 relating to the human or animal reproductive organs. 2》 Psychoanalysis relating to or denoting the final stage of psychosexual development reached in adulthood. noun (genitals) a person or animal s external organs of reproduction.… … English new terms dictionary
