English-Finnish translations for circumcision

• ympärileikkaus
  Ympärileikkaus tehdään lähes 100 prosentille naisista. Nearly 100% female circumcision is practised.
  Yksi monissa osissa maailmaa harjoitettava erityinen julmuuden muoto on nuorten naisten ympärileikkaus. A particular atrocity practised in many areas of the world is the circumcision of young women.

Definition of circumcision

• The surgical removal of the foreskin of the penis
• The surgical removal of the clitoris; clitoridectomy, usually referred to as female genital mutilation

Related words

• female circumcision
• male circumcision
• Feast of the Circumcision of Christ