When a doctor or a science book says genital, it means “about the outer sex parts of the body” — the sex parts on the outside, not the ones deep inside. A genital infection is an infection in those parts; genital herpes is a kind of herpes that shows up there.

When a doctor or a science book says genital當醫生或科學書上說genital，it means "about the outer sex parts of the body"意思是「跟身體外部的性器官有關」——the sex parts on the outside, not the ones deep inside也就是外露的性器官，不是深處的那些。A genital infection一個genital infection是那些部位的感染；genital herpesgenital herpes is a kind of herpes that shows up there是一種長在那個部位的皰疹。

It is a calm hospital and classroom word, not a swear word, but it is still a grown-up word: friends in daily talk more often say “private parts,” or they name the part. It can talk about male or female bodies.

It它 is a calm hospital and classroom word是醫院和課堂上平常會用的詞，not a swear word不是髒話，but it is still a grown-up word但仍然是個成人用詞：friends in daily talk朋友間平常聊天 more often say "private parts,"比較常說「private parts私密部位」，or they name the part或直接說出那個部位的名字。It它 can talk about male or female bodies可以用來說男性或女性的身體。

Though actually, genital (no s) is mostly the describing word — a genital rash, genital surgery. The parts themselves are usually called the genitals, with an s.

Though actually不過實際上，genital (no s)genital不加s的形式 is mostly the describing word主要是形容詞——a genital rash一種genital rash，genital surgerygenital surgery。The parts themselves那些部位本身 are usually called the genitals通常被稱為the genitals，with an s要加s。

News and law also use heavy phrases like genital mutilation, still with this same describing sense.

News and law新聞和法律 also use heavy phrases也會用比較沉重的詞組 like genital mutilation像是genital mutilation，still with this same describing sense用的仍然是同一個形容詞意思。