circumcision
Pronunciation: ser′kŭm-sizh′ŭn
Definition:
- Operation to remove part or all of the prepuce.
- Cutting around an anatomic part (the areola of the breast).
Synonym(s): peritectomy2
[L. circumcido, to cut around, fr. circum, around, + caedo, to cut]
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