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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. | ![]() 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.