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circumcise

verb [T]
 
 
/ˈsɜː.kəm.saɪz/ US  /ˈsɝː-/

Definition

to cut the protecting loose skin off a boy's penis, or to cut away a girl's clitoris and the skin around it, for medical, traditional, or religious reasonsSurgery circumcision
 
 
/ˌsɜː.kəmˈsɪʒ.ən/ US  /ˌsɝː-/ noun [C or U]
Surgery
(Definition of circumcise verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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