FEMALECIRCUMCISION
female circumcision
Noun
- the specific removal of solely the clitoral hood, the female prepuce cognate to the foreskin removed in the male equivalent
- Any operation involving removal of any of various parts of the female external genital organs including and in addition to the hood, such as the clitoris or labia; regarded as mutilation in many societies.
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