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circumcision

noun

Meaning

  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

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Sources

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