Complete Definition of "circumcision"

English

Pronunciation
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ɪ��n|-ɪ��n

Noun
en-noun

  1. The act of excising or amputating the foreskin or prepuce from the penis.
  2. The act of excising tissue from the vulva of the female.

Related terms
circumcise, circumcize
female circumcision

Translations
trans-top|excising foreskin from penis
Chinese
:Mandarin: ��� (g� b�opí)
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trans-top|excising tissue from vulva
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Dutch: besnijdenis f
Ewe: a�atsotso
Finnish: ympärileikkaus
French: circoncision f
German: Beschneidung f, Zirkumzision f
Greek: �ε�ι�ομή f
Hebrew: �ר�ת ����|�ר�ת �ִ��ָ� (brit mila) f
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Italian circoncisione f
Japanese: �礼 (����, katsurei)
Korean: �� (hallae)
Malay: khatan
Persian: FAchar|خت�� (khatneh)
Polish: obrzezanie n
Romanian: t|ro|circumcizie|f
Spanish: circuncisión f
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