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Male circumcision has been practiced for thousands of years and is a deeply important ceremony for two major religions.
Brad Sherman

Meaning of "circumcision" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CIRCUMCISION

circumcision  [ˌsɜːkəmˈsɪʒən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CIRCUMCISION

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conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Circumcision is a noun.
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WHAT DOES CIRCUMCISION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

circumcision

Circumcision

Male circumcision [1] is the surgical removal of the foreskin from the human penis.[2][3][4] In a typical procedure, the foreskin is opened and then separated from the glans after inspection. The circumcision device is placed, and then the foreskin is removed. Topical or locally injected anesthesia may be used to reduce pain and physiologic stress.[5] For adults, general anesthesia is an option, and the procedure is often performed without a specialized circumcision device. The procedure is most often elected for religious reasons or personal preferences,[1] but may be indicated for both therapeutic and prophylactic reasons. It is a treatment option for pathological phimosis, refractory balanoposthitis and chronic urinary tract infections; [2][6] it is contraindicated in cases of certain genital structure abnormalities or poor general health.[3][6] The positions of the world's major medical organizations range from considering neonatal circumcision as having no benefit and significant risks to having a modest health benefit that outweighs small risks. No major medical organization recommends either universal circumcision for all infant males, or banning the procedure.

Definition of circumcision in the English dictionary

The first definition of circumcision in the dictionary is surgical removal of the foreskin of males. Other definition of circumcision is surgical incision into the skin covering the clitoris in females. Circumcision is also removal of the clitoris.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CIRCUMCISION


abscission
æbˈsɪʒən
concision
kənˈsɪʒən
decision
dɪˈsɪʒən
discission
dɪsˈsɪʒən
division
dɪˈvɪʒən
excision
ɛkˈsɪʒən
imprecision
ˌɪmprɪˈsɪʒən
incision
ɪnˈsɪʒən
indecision
ˌɪndɪˈsɪʒən
nondecision
ˌnɒndɪˈsɪʒən
occasion
əˈkeɪʒən
precisian
prɪˈsɪʒən
precision
prɪˈsɪʒən
recision
rɪˈsɪʒən
rescission
rɪˈsɪʒən
subdecision
ˌsʌbdɪˈsɪʒən
subincision
ˌsʌbɪnˈsɪʒən
television
ˈtɛlɪˌvɪʒən
ultraprecision
ˌʌltrəprɪˈsɪʒən
uncircumcision
ˌʌnsɜːkəmˈsɪʒən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CIRCUMCISION

circumambulate
circumambulation
circumambulator
circumambulatory
circumbendibus
circumcenter
circumcentre
circumcircle
circumcise
circumciser
circumduce
circumduct
circumduction
circumductory
circumference
circumferential
circumferentially
circumferentially challenged
circumferentor
circumflect

WORDS THAT END LIKE CIRCUMCISION

cable television
cell division
collision
colour television
commission
double vision
educational television
envision
Eurovision
field of vision
infantry division
interactive television
long division
night vision
night-vision
panzer division
provision
revision
satellite television
subdivision
supervision

Synonyms and antonyms of circumcision in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «circumcision» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CIRCUMCISION

Find out the translation of circumcision to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of circumcision from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «circumcision» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

割礼
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

la circuncisión
570 millions of speakers

English

circumcision
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

खतना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الختان
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

обрезание
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

circuncisão
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

লিঙ্গাগ্রচর্মছেদন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

circoncision
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sunat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Beschneidung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

割礼
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

할례
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sunat
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cắt bao quy đầu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

விருத்தசேதனம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सुंता करणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sünnet
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

circoncisione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

obrzezanie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

обрізання
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

circumcizie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

περιτομή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

besnyding
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

omskärelse
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

omskjæring
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of circumcision

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CIRCUMCISION»

The term «circumcision» is quite widely used and occupies the 39.103 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CIRCUMCISION» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about circumcision

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5 QUOTES WITH «CIRCUMCISION»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word circumcision.
1
John Money
Well it's a drastic procedure by your standards and mine, but for the people who are living in desperation perhaps the best way to understand it is that it seems no more drastic to them than circumcision.
2
Rick Moranis
There's a song called 'Live Blogging the Himmel Family Bris.' I kind of went for it here in terms of - it was really fun to be explaining ritual circumcision in Nashville - a lot of brises are done in hospitals, but many are done in people's homes, and there's a lot of food, and a lot of leftovers.
3
Brad Sherman
Circumcision is obligatory for Jewish-born males - it must be performed on the eighth day after birth and is only postponed in the case of threat to the life or health of the child. Muslim parents also circumcise their male children.
4
Brad Sherman
Congress has a legitimate interest in making sure that a practice that appears to reduce disease and healthcare costs remains available to parents. And, nothing in my bill prohibits statewide law ensuring that male circumcision occurs in a hygienic manner.
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Brad Sherman
Male circumcision has been practiced for thousands of years and is a deeply important ceremony for two major religions.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CIRCUMCISION»

Discover the use of circumcision in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to circumcision and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Female "circumcision" in Africa: Culture, Controversy, and ...
To ban excision in Meru, Kenya, Lynn Thomas
Bettina Shell-Duncan, Ylva Hernlund, 2000
2
Circumcision and Human Rights
In Circumcision and human rights, internationally respected experts in the fields of medicine, science, politics, law, ethics, sociology, anthropology, history, and religion present the latest research on this tragedy, as a part of the ...
George C. Denniston, Frederick Mansfield Hodges, Marilyn Fayre Milos, 2008
3
Male and Female Circumcision
Every year around the world 13.3 million boys and 2 million girls have part or all of their external sex organs cut off.
George C. Denniston, Frederick Mansfield Hodges, Marilyn Fayre Milos, 1999
4
History of Circumcision
A history of male and female circumcision originally published in 1900, the book is based on a long and personal observation of the changes made in man by circumcision.
P. C. Remondino, 2001
5
The Covenant of Circumcision: New Perspectives on an Ancient ...
Scholars and rabbis examine the complicated history and contemporary challenges of the Jewish rite of circumcision.
Elizabeth Wyner Mark, 2003
6
Circumcision: A History of the World's Most Controversial ...
This worldwide history of circumcision, from ancient times to the present, looks at the procedure as initiation, religious and social ritual, and indicator of ethnic and social status
David L. Gollaher, 2001
7
Female Circumcision: Multicultural Perspectives
This volume does not focus narrowly on female circumcision as a set of ritualized surgeries sanctioned by society.
Rogaia Mustafa Abusharaf, 2011
8
In Favour of Circumcision
Gives direct answers to long-held questions about the controversial operation: circumcision.
Brian Morris, 1999
9
The Female Circumcision Controversy: An Anthropological ...
Informed by five years of fieldwork in Sudan, the author studies indigenous and "outsider" perspectives on the traditional practice of female genital cutting.
Ellen Gruenbaum, 2001
10
Marked in Your Flesh : Circumcision from Ancient Judea to ...
In this book, Leonard B. Glick offers a history of Jewish and Christian beliefs about circumcision from its ancient origins to the current controversy.
Leonard B. Glick Professor of Anthropology Hampshire College (Emeritus), 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CIRCUMCISION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term circumcision is used in the context of the following news items.
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Your letters: Circumcision to curb HIV/AIDS?
Your letters: Circumcision to curb HIV/AIDS? | Readers Forum | Wed, July 08 2015, 6:06 AM. Readers Forum News. Comments on other issues: Indonesia's ... «Jakarta Post, Jul 15»
2
Anti-circumcision crusader targets Bono
The frontman for the Irish rock group works with various HIV/AIDS charities and supports circumcision in countries where HIV rates are ... «Toronto Sun, Jul 15»
3
Botched circumcision ceremonies leave 14 boys dead in S Africa
Traditional circumcision ceremonies in South Africa's Eastern Cape province, where the rite-of-passage practice is common, has left 14 boys ... «Hindustan Times, Jul 15»
4
Kenyan FGM cutter calls horrific practice of female circumcision as …
Kenya had became the latest in a string of African countries to ban female genital mutilation in 2011, passing a law to make it illegal to practice ... «Financial Express, Jul 15»
5
Circumcision: some men 'fear for their relationships'
A coordinator of safe male circumcision at Makerere University Joint AIDS Program (MJAP), Dr. Ssooka added that circumcised men's fears ... «New Vision, Jul 15»
6
Circumcision denier derided
Circumcision reduces the risk of contracting HIV, most scientists agree, but the consensus is not universal. One dissenter is Ronald Goldman, ... «Times LIVE, Jun 15»
7
16 undergo circumcision yet again
Fourteen Eastern Cape teenagers‚ a traditional surgeon and a nurse had to be re-circumcised after it was found they had not been circumcised ... «Johannesburg Sunday World, Jun 15»
8
Circumcision deaths condemned
Six young men have died in the past week in the Eastern Cape in suspected cases of botched circumcision. Mkwanazi-Xaluva called on ... «Independent Online, Jun 15»
9
Painless circumcision method introduced to curb HIV
The Papua AIDS Eradication Commission (KPAD) began to distribute 1,800 PrePex circumcision devices to residents on Monday in four ... «Jakarta Post, Jun 15»
10
Four Eastern Cape circumcision deaths reported
A Xhosa boy covered with a blanket and smeared with chalky mud, sits in a field as he and others undergo a traditional circumcision ceremony ... «News24, Jun 15»

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