cir·cum·cise (sûr k m-s z )tr.v. cir·cum·cised, cir·cum·cis·ing, cir·cum·cis·es 1. To remove the prepuce of (a male). 2. To remove all or part of the clitoris, prepuce, or labia of (a female). [Middle English circumcisen, from Latin circumc dere, circumcs-, to cut around : circum-, circum- + caedere, to cut; see ka-id- in Indo-European roots.]cir cum·ciser n. |
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