male circumcision
English
editNoun
editmale circumcision (countable and uncountable, plural male circumcisions)
- An operation involving the surgical removal of all or most of the foreskin (prepuce) and frenulum of the male genitalia.
Synonyms
edit- posthectomy (medical)
Hypernyms
edit- circumcision
- male genital cutting, sometimes included under male genital mutilation (or MGM)
- male genital mutilator
Coordinate terms
editRelated terms
editTranslations
editremoval of the foreskin
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