female circumcision
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female circumcision
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noun female circumcisions
- The removal of the clitoral hood, the female prepuce cognate to the foreskin removed in the male equivalent. Phimosis of the prepuce of the clitoris: indication for female circumcision by D G McLintock in J R Soc Med. 1985 March; 78(3): 257–258
- 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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noun operation involving removal of any of various parts of the female external genital organs
| Español | circuncisión femenina, ablación del clítoris |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 女性器切除 joseiki setsujo, 女子割礼 joshi katsurei, ＦＧＭ (FGM) |
| 中文 | 女性生殖器切割 nǚxìng shēngzhíqì qiēgē |
| हिन्दी | महिला ख़तना mahilā xatnā |
| Português | circuncisão feminina |
| Français | excision |
| Deutsch | weibliche Genitalverstümmelung, weibliche Genitalbeschneidung, Beschneidung des weiblichen Genitals, Beschneidung der Frau, Klitorisbeschneidung, Beschneidung weiblicher Genitalien |
| Ελληνικά | γυναικεία περιτομή gynaikeía peritomí |
| Română | clitoridotomie, clitoridectomie, circumcizie feminină |
| Русский | же́нское обреза́ние žénskoje obrezánije |
| العربية | خِتَان اَلْإِنَاث ḵitān al-ʔināṯ, خفض |
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title = {female circumcision},
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