circumcision
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Etymology
[edit]From Latin circumcīsiō, from circumcīdō (“cut around”), from circum (“about, around; through”) + caedō (“cut, hew”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˌsɜː(ɹ)kəmˈsɪʒən/
- Rhymes: -ɪʒən
Audio (General American): (file)
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[2], 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.
- (modern Judaism, 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.
- (often proscribed) The surgical excision of the clitoris; clitoridectomy.
Usage notes
[edit]It is highly controversial whether or not male circumcision, when performed without medical necessity (e.g., routinely or religiously), constitutes a form of genital mutilation.[1] Female circumcision performed thus, however, is widely recognized as a form of genital mutilation.
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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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References
[edit]- ^ Nunn, Gary (2019 July 20) “Foreskin reclaimers: the 'intactivists' fighting infant male circumcision”, in The Guardian[1], London, archived from the original on 31 May 2020
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