Function: noun
Date: 1979
: clitoridectomy especially as a cultural rite sometimes with removal of the labia that is now outlawed in many nations including the U.S. ― abbreviation FGM ― called also female circumcision ― compare INFIBULATION
FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION
Meaning of FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION in English
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012