circumcision

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Noun

circumcision

1. The surgical removal of the foreskin of the penis.
2. The surgical removal of the clitoral hood of the clitoris; female circumcision.
3. (sometimes, proscribed) The surgical removal of the clitoris; clitoridectomy, usually referred to as female genital mutilation

Synonyms

• circ (informal)

Related terms

• circumcise, circumcize
• male circumcision
• female circumcision

Translations

• French: circoncision
• German: Beschneidung, Zirkumzision
• Italian: circoncisione
• Portuguese: circuncisão
• Russian: обреза́ние
• Spanish: circuncisión

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