female circumcision
English
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Etymology
[edit]From female + circumcision.
Noun
[edit]female circumcision (countable and uncountable, plural female circumcisions)
- The removal of the clitoral hood, the female prepuce cognate to the foreskin removed in the male equivalent.
- Phimosis of the prepuce of the clitoris: indication for female circumcision by D G McLintock in J R Soc Med. 1985 March; 78(3): 257–258
- (often proscribed) Any operation involving removal of any of various parts of the vulva including and in addition to the hood, such as the clitoris or labia. [from 17th c.]
Usage notes
[edit]Female circumcision, when performed without medical necessity (e.g., routinely or religiously), is widely recognized as a form of genital mutilation.
Hypernyms
[edit]- circumcision
- female genital cutting, sometimes included under female genital mutilation (abbreviated as FGM)
Coordinate terms
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[edit]Translations
[edit]operation involving removal of any of various parts of the female external genital organs
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