female circumcision
Meanings
noun
- The removal of the clitoral hood, the female prepuce cognate to the foreskin removed in the male equivalent.
- Any operation involving removal of any of various parts of the vulva including and in addition to the hood, such as the clitoris or labia.
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Etymology
From female + circumcision.
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