CIRCUMCISION


Meaning of CIRCUMCISION in English

noun

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■ ADJECTIVE

female

For the first time, the World Health Organisation's annual assembly passed a resolution condemning female circumcision .

But he may not carry out any form of female circumcision at the request of a patient or her parents.

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Ask the doctor about circumcision to prevent these potential problems.

Comparison of 50 patients undergoing this procedure with those having a circumcision during the same period has highlighted its advantages.

He also taught them the arts of circumcision and sub-incision, used to produce the traditional tattoos sported by Aranda menfolk.

Misc. kids. health covered everything from circumcision to premature gray hair to autism.

The rite de passage celebrating this change of status typically involves, for boys, circumcision .

These data suggest that overall between 1% and 2% of boys need circumcision for medical indications.

Unfortunately, circumcision is often delegated to the most junior surgeons and its potential morbidity underestimated.

With regard to circumcision , this too remains a central ritual.

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