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Meaning of circumcision

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

circumcision

noun

Definitions

  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

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/circumcision

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