circumcision
English
Etymology
From Latin circumcīsiō, from circumcīdō (“cut around”), from circum (“about, around; through”) + caedō (“cut, hew”).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɪʒən
Noun
circumcision (countable and uncountable, plural circumcisions)
- The surgical removal of the foreskin of the penis.
- The surgical removal of the clitoral hood of the clitoris; female circumcision.
- (sometimes proscribed) The surgical removal of the clitoris; clitoridectomy, usually referred to as female genital mutilation
Synonyms
- circ (informal)
Related terms
Translations
removal of foreskin from penis
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female circumcision — see female circumcision
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