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female circumcision in Arabic

خِتَان اَلْإِنَاث ḵitān al-ʔināṯ

female circumcision in Arabic: خِتَان اَلْإِنَاث (ḵitān al-ʔināṯ), خفض. In English, female circumcision means the removal of the clitoral hood, the female prepuce cognate to the foreskin removed in the male equivalent.

Arabic words for female circumcision

operation involving removal of any of various parts of the female external genital organs
خِتَان اَلْإِنَاث ḵitān al-ʔināṯ, خفض

English meaning of female circumcision

  1. noun The removal of the clitoral hood, the female prepuce cognate to the foreskin removed in the male equivalent.
  2. noun Any operation involving removal of any of various parts of the vulva including and in addition to the hood, such as the clitoris or labia.

Full definition of female circumcision

female circumcision in a sentence

  • Phimosis of the prepuce of the clitoris: indication for female circumcision by D G McLintock in J R Soc Med. 1985 March; 78(3): 257–258

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Questions about female circumcision in Arabic

What is the meaning of female circumcision in Arabic?
Female circumcision in Arabic is خِتَان اَلْإِنَاث (ḵitān al-ʔināṯ), خفض.
ما معنى كلمة female circumcision؟
Female circumcision: خِتَان اَلْإِنَاث (ḵitān al-ʔināṯ), خفض.
What does female circumcision mean in English?
Female circumcision means the removal of the clitoral hood, the female prepuce cognate to the foreskin removed in the male equivalent.

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