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circumcise
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circumcise /cir·cum·cise/ (ser´kum-sīz) to perform circumcision.
cir·cum·cise (sûrkm-sz)
v.
To perform a circumcision.
circumcise [ser´kum-sīz]
to perform circumcision.
circumcise
to perform circumcision. See also preputial prolapse.
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The court in Matam, 680 kilometres (425 miles) north of Dakar, handed down the sentences to a traditional female circumciser and the 16-month-old girl's grandmother while her parents were given six-month suspended sentences, Raddho's local representative said.
Six months' jail for female circumcisers in Senegal by AFP / AFP Global Edition
Sexual, psychological, and physical complications can ensue, the type and seriousness of which depend on the type of circumcision performed, the skill of the circumciser, her eyesight, the sharpness of the instrument used, and the cooperation of the initiate.
A hard life, especially for rural women by Starin, Dawn / World Watch
Medical experts, traditional circumcisers, and women who had undergone FGM/C testified to the scholars, many of whom had little understanding of the practice.
Reducing FGM/C among Somali girls in Kenya by Population Briefs
 
 
 
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