circumcision.
The surgical excision of the foreskin and usually all or most of the penile frenulum.
Meaning & usage
The surgical excision of the foreskin and usually all or most of the penile frenulum.
The surgical excision of the foreskin and usually all or most of the penile frenulum. Pharisaic circumcision.
The surgical excision of the foreskin and usually all or most of the penile frenulum. Other surgeries involving the incision or partial excision of the foreskin or penile frenulum without total posthetomy.
The ancient Egyptians practiced circumcision by creating a dorsal incision in the foreskin.
The surgical excision of the clitoral hood of the clitoris; female circumcision.
The surgical excision of the clitoris; clitoridectomy.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-der. Ancient Greek κίρκος (kírkos)bor. Latin circus Latin circum Latin circum- Proto-Indo-European *kh₂eyd- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *kh₂éydeti Proto-Italic *kaidō Latin caedō Latin circumcīdō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -siō Latin circumcīsiō Old French circumcisiounbor. Middle English circumcisioun English circumcision From Middle English circumcisioun, from Old French circumcisiun (modern French circoncision) and its etymon Latin circumcīsiō, from circumcīdō (“cut around”), from circum (“about, around; through”) + caedō (“cut, hew”). By surface analysis, circumcis(e) + -ion.
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