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co·i·tus [ koh-i-tuhs ]
Subclass of:
Sex Behavior; Reproduction
Etymology:
Latin coire = to go together (from co = together + ire (itus) = to go)
Definitions related to coitus:
  • The sexual union of a male and a female, a term used for human only.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • (sexual intercourse) 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.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Sexual intercourse, reproductive act in which the male reproductive organ (in humans and other higher animals) enters the female reproductive tract. If the reproductive act is complete, sperm cells are passed from the male body into the female, in the process fertilizing the female's egg and...
    Encyclopedia Britannica
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2020
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