male circumcision

noun

An operation involving the surgical removal of all or most of the foreskin (prepuce) and frenulum of the male genitalia.

Similar
posthectomy
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Meanings

nounmale circumcision (countable and uncountable, plural male circumcisions)

plural male circumcisions

  1. countableuncountableAn operation involving the surgical removal of all or most of the foreskin (prepuce) and frenulum of the male genitalia.

    Synonyms: posthectomy

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn operation involving the surgical removal of all or most of the foreskin (prepuce) and frenulum of the male genitalia.

Similar
posthectomy
Also see
circumcisionposthectomy

Translations

Bengali মোসলমানী, খৎনা
  • মোসলমানী (mosôlmanī)removal of the foreskin
  • খৎনা (khotna)removal of the foreskin
  • সুন্নৎ (śunnot)removal of the foreskin
  • সুন্নত (śunnot)removal of the foreskin
Chinese Mandarin 包皮環切術 /包皮环切术, 割包皮
  • 包皮環切術 /包皮环切术 (bāopí huánqiēshù)removal of the foreskin
  • 割包皮 (gēbāopí)removal of the foreskin
  • 割禮 /割礼 (gēlǐ)removal of the foreskin
Finnish ympärileikkaus
  • ympärileikkausremoval of the foreskin
German Beschneidung des männlichen Genitals, männliche Beschneidung
  • Beschneidung des männlichen Genitalsremoval of the foreskin
  • männliche Beschneidungremoval of the foreskin
  • Zirkumzisionremoval of the foreskin
  • Vorhautbeschneidungremoval of the foreskin
  • Beschneidung des Mannesremoval of the foreskin
  • Beschneidung männlicher Genitalienremoval of the foreskin
Hungarian körülmetélés
  • körülmetélésremoval of the foreskin
Japanese 割礼
  • 割礼 (katsurei)removal of the foreskin
Latin circumcisio
  • circumcisioremoval of the foreskin
Polish obrzezanie
  • obrzezanieremoval of the foreskin
Spanish circuncisión masculina
  • circuncisión masculinaremoval of the foreskin
Turkish sünnet
  • sünnetremoval of the foreskin
Cite this entry
APA

male circumcision. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/male%20circumcision

MLA

“male circumcision.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/male%20circumcision. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “male circumcision,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/male%20circumcision.

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