Main Entry: cir·cum·ci·sion

Pronunciation: \ˌsər-kəm-ˈsizh-ən\

Function: noun

1 : the act of circumcising: a : the cutting off of the foreskin of males that is practiced as a religious rite by Jews and Muslims and as a sanitary measure in modern surgery b : female genital mutilation
2 : the condition of being circumcised