Infibulation Definition

infibyo͝olāzhən
noun
The practice, as in some areas of North Africa, of sewing up most of the opening to the vagina, esp. of unmarried girls, to prevent sexual intercourse.
Webster's New World

An act of fastening, especially the stitching together of the labia to prevent intercourse.

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Other Word Forms of Infibulation

Noun

Singular:
infibulation
Plural:
infibulations

Origin of Infibulation

  • From Latin infībulō (“to close with a clasp or pin”).

    From Wiktionary

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