Female Circumcision Definition

noun
Female genital mutilation.
American Heritage Medicine

(medicine, sciences) The specific removal of solely the clitoral hood, the female prepuce cognate to the foreskin removed in the male equivalent.

Wiktionary

(dated, slang) Any operation involving removal of any of various parts of the female external genital organs including and in addition to the hood, such as the clitoris or labia; regarded as mutilation in many societies. [from 17th c.]

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Noun

Singular:
female circumcision
Plural:
female-circumcisions

Origin of Female Circumcision

Female Circumcision Sentence Examples

  • Young girls can also be subjected to female circumcision in an attempt to control their sexual promiscuity.

  • There are no medical justifications for female circumcision.

  • The only other justification for male or female circumcision is religious or cultural.

  • Leaders of the vast majority of religions throughout the world condemn any form of female circumcision.

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