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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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Adj.1.coital - of or relating to coitus or copulation
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Translations
coïtal

coital

[ˈkɔɪtəl] ADJ (frm) → coital
see also post-coital
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coital

[ˈkəʊɪtəl] adjcoïtal(e)
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coital

adj (form)Koitus-
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If a young man doesn't have his father's time and attention to express his intimate relationship problems for advice, he will seldom turn to his mother to pour out his heart and be told that being dumped, cheated on and rejected is a reality.That is when a mentality of socially constructing women as sex objects that must accept or forcibly succumb to his coital needs starts building up.
Table 5 shows that the commonest mechanism causing NOGTI was non coital injury (66.66%) such as bicycle/ automobile accidents, cattle horn, fall from height, leech bite, straddle type of injuries, vaginal foreign body.
McPhillips, Braun, and Gavey's (2001) concept of the coital imperative describes the heteronormative view of sex as being defined by PVI, and PVI as a requirement for heterosexual relationships.
The majority of PTs were reproductive system related disorders (Breast enlargement, breast tenderness, dysmenorrhea, ectopic pregnancy, menorrhagia, menstruation delayed, metrorrhagia, nipple disorder, pregnancy after post coital contraception, premenstrual syndrome) and the remaining were categorized under miscellaneous category (Diarrhoea, dysuria, fungal infection, muscle spasm, pollakiuria).
If anything, it's associated with increased coital frequency.
(3) El contacto coital junto con el sexo oral son las principales formas de contagio y via de entrada, a traves del cual los agentes virales, bacterianos y parasitarios que producen ITS, pueden entrar al cuerpo y generar enfermedades, (4) describiendose que el grupo de agentes patogenos esta compuesto por mas de treinta.
Studies have shown that surgery to address stress urinary incontinence (SUI) has a positive impact on sexual function, particularly with resolution of coital incontinence.[sup.7,8] In a systematic review of 18 studies addressing sexual function post-SUI surgery, 32% of patients reported an improvement, 55% reported no change and a small but still substantial 13% of patients reported worsening of sexual function.
Self-reported duration and activeness of coital acts were significantly different for uses of the male condom, compared to uses of the female condom.
coital streaks through an arcade of tall, slow grass, and would see a