Female Genital Mutilation Definition
noun
The partial or complete removal of the clitoris, prepuce, or labia of a girl or young woman for nonmedical reasons, performed especially in traditional societies in parts of Africa and western Asia. It is illegal in many countries.
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(current, modern) Injury to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons. Includes a broad spectrum of mutilations done to genitals which are female, including including inflicting abrasions, burning (cauterizing or chemical), cutting (from partial slits to amputation), piercing (from poking to stitching) or stretching. [from 21st c.]
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(dated, slang) The complete amputation or partial cutting of the external female genitalia. [from 20th c.]
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other
Female genital cutting (FGC)
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Other Word Forms of Female Genital Mutilation
Noun
Singular:
female genital mutilation
Plural:
female genital mutilations
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