transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsər-k ə m-ˌsīz ]
transitive verb
( -cised ; -cis·ing )
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin circumcisus, past participle of circumcidere, from circum- + caedere to cut
Date: 13th century
: to cut off the foreskin of (a male) or the clitoris of (a female)
• cir·cum·cis·er noun