What is "genital cord"

Genital \Gen"i*tal\, a. [L. genitalis, fr. genere, gignere, to beget: cf. F. g['e]nital. See Gender.] Pertaining to generation, or to the generative organs; as, genital herpes.

Genital cord (Anat.), a cord developed in the fetus by the union of portions of the Wolffian and M["u]llerian ducts and giving rise to parts of the urogenital passages in both sexes.

n. (context anatomy English) A cord developed in the foetus by the union of portions of the Wolffian duct and Müllerian duct and giving rise to parts of the urogenital passages in both sexes.

A genital cord is a structure appearing in the development of the urinary and reproductive organs.

However, there still are two kinds of genital cords:

• The common genital cord is the most caudal portions of the Müllerian duct and Wolffian duct, where they go side by side.
• The genital cords of the germinal epithelium are ingrows from the germinal epithelium