circumcision
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin circumcīsiō, from circumcīdō (“cut around”), from circum (“about, around; through”) + caedō (“cut, hew”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- Rhymes: -ɪʒən
Noun
[edit]circumcision (countable and uncountable, plural circumcisions)
- The surgical excision of the foreskin and usually all or most of the penile frenulum.
- 1697, Benjamin Keach, A Counter-Antidote to Purge Out the Effects of a Late Counterfeit[1], page 7:
- So ſay I , did the Covenant of circumciſion, in that he that was circumciſed was bound to keep the whole Law Gal 5. 3.
- (now usually specifically) Pharisaic circumcision.
- (chiefly historical or Philippines) Other surgeries involving the incision or partial excision of the foreskin or penile frenulum without total posthetomy.
- The ancient Egyptians practiced circumcision by creating a dorsal incision in the foreskin.
- The surgical excision of the clitoral hood of the clitoris; female circumcision (a form of female genital mutilation when done without medical justification).
- (often proscribed) The surgical excision of the clitoris; clitoridectomy (a form of female genital mutilation when done without medical justification).
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[edit]Translations
[edit]removal of foreskin from penis
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female circumcision — see female circumcision
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