circumcise
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circumcise
[ser´kum-sīz]to perform circumcision.
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cir·cum·cise
(ser'kŭm-sīz),To remove the prepuce or other tissue by circumferential incision (circumcision).
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circumcise
(sûr′kəm-sīz′)tr.v. circum·cised, circum·cising, circum·cises
1. To remove the prepuce of (a male).
2. To remove all or part of the clitoris, prepuce, or labia of (a female).
cir′cum·cis′er n.
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cir·cum·cise
(sĭr'kŭm-sīz)To perform circumcision, especially of the prepuce.
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