English-Swedish translations for circumcision

• omskärelse
  I Europeiska unionen måste omskärelse av kvinnor göras straffbart.Within the European Union, female circumcision must be made a punishable offence.
  Trots protester från omvärlden tillämpas fortfarande kvinnlig omskärelse.Despite the protests of the world's public, female circumcision is still practised.
  En särskild grymhet som utövas i många delar av världen är omskärelse av unga kvinnor.A particular atrocity practised in many areas of the world is the circumcision of young women.
• cirkumcision

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