genital mutilation

noun

The complete amputation or partial cutting of the external genitalia of either gender; abbreviated GM.

First used 20th c.
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Meanings

noungenital mutilation (countable and uncountable, plural genital mutilations)

plural genital mutilations

  1. countableuncountableThe complete amputation or partial cutting of the external genitalia of either gender; abbreviated GM.First known use 20th c.
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APA

genital mutilation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/genital%20mutilation

MLA

“genital mutilation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/genital%20mutilation. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “genital mutilation,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/genital%20mutilation.

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