Definition: 'Circumcision'
circumcision
Type: TermPronunciation: ser′kŭm-sizh′ŭn
Definitions:
1. Operation to remove part or all of the prepuce.
2. Cutting around an anatomic part (the areola of the breast).
Synonyms:
peritectomy2
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