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female circumcision

fe·male cir·cum·ci·sion (plural fe·male cir·cum·ci·sions) or fe·male gen·i·tal mu·ti·la·tion (plural fe·male gen·i·tal mu·ti·la·tions)


noun 
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cutting of clitoris: the practice of circumcision of adolescent women in some cultures that generally involves the surgical removal of the clitoris or the sewing up of the vaginal opening

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