"female genital mutilation" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: female genital mutilations [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} female genital mutilation (countable and uncountable, plural female genital mutilations)
  1. The complete amputation or partial cutting of the vulva. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Amputation Translations (the complete amputation or partial cutting of the external female genitalia): 残割女性生殖器 (Chinese Mandarin), virina seksa mutilado (Esperanto), ekscizo (Esperanto), naisen sukupuolielinten silpominen (Finnish), mutilations génitales féminines [feminine, plural] (French), mutilación xenital feminina [feminine] (Galician), Verstümmelung weiblicher Genitalien [feminine] (German), Beschneidung weiblicher Genitalien [feminine] (German), ακρωτηριασμός γυναικείων γεννητικών οργάνων (akrotiriasmós gynaikeíon gennitikón orgánon) [masculine] (Greek), wyrzezanie [neuter] (Polish), mutilación genital femenina [feminine] (Spanish), ukeketaji (Swahili), sự cắt âm vật (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-female_genital_mutilation-en-noun-lszKqEO6 Disambiguation of Amputation: 54 46 Disambiguation of 'the complete amputation or partial cutting of the external female genitalia': 63 37
  2. Any mutilation of the female genitals done for non-medical reasons, such as the infliction of abrasion, burns (chemical or cauterizing), or cuts or slits, or amputation or piercing. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Amputation, Child abuse, Genitalia, Violence Synonyms: FGM Hypernyms: genital mutilation Hyponyms: female genital cutting (alt: FGC), female circumcision Coordinate_terms: male genital mutilation
    Sense id: en-female_genital_mutilation-en-noun-5L1uO7w3 Disambiguation of Amputation: 54 46 Disambiguation of Child abuse: 12 88 Disambiguation of Genitalia: 12 88 Disambiguation of Violence: 4 96 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swahili translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 97 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 4 96 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 96 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 98 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 4 96 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 5 95 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 3 97 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 5 95 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 5 95 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 6 94 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 10 90 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 10 90 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 2 98 Disambiguation of Terms with Swahili translations: 5 95 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 5 95

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Alternative forms

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