circumcision

Significado (Inglés)

1. (countable, uncountable) The surgical excision of the foreskin and usually all or most of the penile frenulum.
2. (Judaism, countable, modern, specifically, uncountable, usually) The surgical excision of the foreskin and usually all or most of the penile frenulum.
3. (Philippines, countable, historical, uncountable) The surgical excision of the foreskin and usually all or most of the penile frenulum.
4. (countable, uncountable) The surgical excision of the clitoral hood of the clitoris; female circumcision.
5. (countable, often, proscribed, uncountable) The surgical excision of the clitoris; clitoridectomy.

Sinónimos

excision

initiation

male circumcision

circumcise

Traducións

circoncision

circuncisión

circuncisão

Beschneidung

besnijdenis

περιτομή

circoncisione

circumcisió

excision

sünnet

circumcisio

ختان

circumcisie

Zirkumzision

Pronúnciase como (IPA)

/ˌsɜː(ɹ)kəmˈsɪʒən/

Etimoloxía (Inglés)

From Latin circumcīsiō(n), from circumcīdō (“cut around”), from circum (“about, around; through”) + caedō (“cut, hew”).

Frases

Polygamy , dowries and female circumcision were all abolished .