female circumcision

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) The removal of the clitoral hood, the female prepuce cognate to the foreskin removed in the male equivalent.
2. (countable, often, proscribed, uncountable) 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.

Synonyms

female genital cutting

female genital mutilation

clitoridectomy

excision

FGM

clitorectomy

Translations

excision

ablación del clítoris

clitoridectomía

Beschneidung

Beschneidung weiblicher Genitalien

weibliche Genitalverstümmelung

weibliche Genitalbeschneidung

γυναικεία περιτομή

clitoridectomie

mutilations génitales féminines

clitoridectomia

clitoridectomie

vrouwenbesnijdenis

Etymology

From female + circumcision.

Sentences

Polygamy , dowries and female circumcision were all abolished .