circumcision

cir·cum·ci·sion

noun \ˌsər-kəm-ˈsizh-ən\

Definition of CIRCUMCISION

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