circumcise

A verb meaning to surgically remove the foreskin of the penis, typically for religious, cultural, or medical reasons.

• 🇪🇸Verbo que significa la extirpación quirúrgica del prepucio del pene, generalmente por razones religiosas, culturales o médicas.

1. Female circumcision C1 formal medical

   The surgical removal of the clitoral hood or other parts of the female genitalia, often performed for cultural or religious reasons.

   • In some cultures, families choose to circumcise their daughters as a rite of passage.
   • The practice of female circumcision is controversial and illegal in many countries.
   • Medical professionals advise against non-therapeutic female circumcision.

   🇪🇸Circuncisión femenina

2. Male circumcision B2 formal medical

   The surgical removal of the foreskin from the penis, commonly performed on male infants or adolescents for religious, cultural, or medical reasons.

   • Many parents decide to circumcise their newborn sons for religious reasons.
   • In some communities, teenage boys are circumcised as part of a traditional ceremony.
   • The doctor explained the procedure to circumcise the infant.

   🇪🇸Circuncisión masculina

• circumcised past participle
• circumcised past simple
• circumcising present participle
• circumcises third person singular