female circumcision
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Etymology
From female + circumcision.
Noun
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
Female circumcision, when performed without medical necessity (e.g., routinely or religiously), is widely recognized as a form of genital mutilation.
Hypernyms
- circumcision
- female genital cutting, sometimes included under female genital mutilation (abbreviated as FGM)
Coordinate terms
Related terms
Translations
operation involving removal of any of various parts of the female external genital organs
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