verb Download 🔗Share To surgically remove the foreskin (prepuce) from a penis (male). Examples : "The baby boy was circumcised shortly after birth, following a family tradition. " medicine physiology body sex organ human ritual culture religion Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share (sometimes proscribed) To surgically remove the clitoris (clitoridectomy), clitoral hood, or labia (female). Examples : "In some cultures, young girls are circumcised. " medicine body sex culture ritual religion anatomy inhuman Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A circumcised person Examples : "After his bris, the baby became a circumcised. " body person religion culture sex ritual Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share (of an man) Having had the foreskin of the penis excised. Examples : "My younger brother was circumcised when he was a baby. " medicine physiology body anatomy organ religion sex ritual human culture Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share (of a woman) Having had the clitoris, prepuce, or labia excised. Examples : "It is important to state that female circumcision is a harmful and illegal practice in many countries. The doctor confirmed that the patient was circumcised as a child, which unfortunately explained some of her current health issues. " body sex medicine physiology culture Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading