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coitus (koŽĭ-tәs)   sexual union by vagina between male and female; usually applied to the mating process in human beings. adj., coŽital., adj.
 

coitus incompletus  , coitus interruptus  coitus in which the penis is withdrawn from the vagina before ejaculation, a widely used but unreliable method of contraception.

coitus reservatus  coitus in which ejaculation of semen is intentionally suppressed.





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