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Circumcision

The surgical removal of the foreskin of the penis.

📖 Definitions of "Circumcision"

noun
  1. 1

    The surgical removal of the foreskin of the penis.

  2. 2

    The surgical removal of the clitoral hood of the clitoris; female circumcision.

  3. 3

    (sometimes proscribed) The surgical removal of the clitoris; clitoridectomy, usually referred to as female genital mutilation

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