postgenital

9.9

The part behind the sex organs of an animal

adjective
/ˌpoʊstˈdʒɛnɪtəl/

Specialized

: postgenital

During a study of animal development, scientists observed distinct postgenital features that emerged as the organisms matured.

Examples

Yet this concept states that, due to the increasing human lifespan, conceptualizations of the developmental process should be revised to consider a postgenital psychosexual stage of development that begins around the age of 50 and transpires within the context of meeting the filial obligations of caring for aged parents.

Academic text (1995)
Although Levinson (1986) pointed out that evidence does not typically support the hypothesis of adult personality development occurring around a particular age, for this study we adopted Blenkner's (1965) original proposal that postgenital psychosexual development is age-linked.

Academic text (1995)
In humans, postgenital changes may include various physical and psychological developments that occur after adolescence.
The researcher focused on the postgenital adaptations of the plant, which thrive in environments away from the reproductive organs.

Surface Forms

postgenital positive

Morphology

postgenital = genital (transparent) = post + genital + post

Meaning is directly derived from 'post' (after) + 'genital' (relating to genitals), a straightforward anatomical prefixation.

Etymology

Postgenital is made of post- meaning 'after' and genital meaning 'related to the sex or birth parts', like in generation which means 'birth'. So, postgenital means 'located behind or after the genital area'.