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FGM

FGM is the initialism of female genital mutilation.

Meaning of female genital mutilation

Noun

female genital mutilation (countable and uncountable, plural female genital mutilations)

  1. The complete amputation or partial cutting of the vulva.
  2. Any mutilation of the female genitals done for non-medical reasons, such as the infliction of abrasion, burns (chemical or cauterizing), or cuts or slits, or amputation or piercing.
    Synonyms:
    FGM, khafd

Questions about FGM

What is FGM the initialism of?
FGM is the initialism of female genital mutilation.

Words near FGM in the dictionary

  1. fgirl
  2. fgirls
  3. FGIs
  4. FGLI
  5. FGly
  6. FGM
  7. FGR
  8. fgs
  9. fgt
  10. fgts
  11. FH

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Adapted from Wiktionary: FGM (page history and authors); female genital mutilation (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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