circumcising

Removing penile foreskin

Circumcising is the act of surgically removing the foreskin from the penis.

The practice is performed for religious reasons in Judaism and Islam, and for cultural or medical reasons elsewhere.

Circumcising is typically done on infants, though adult circumcision occurs: The mohel was circumcising the baby at the bris.

ritual

ceremony

Formal event marking occasions

initiationFormal admission ceremony
riteCeremonial act or practice
covenantBinding formal pledge

coming-of-age · brit milah · bris · mohel · sacrament · observance · tradition · custom · heritage · tribal

medical

prepuce

Fold covering glans

glansRounded anatomical terminus
urologistUrinary system physician
scalpelPrecise surgical knife

clamp · incision · suture · anesthesia · sterile · surgical · phimosis · adhesion · postoperative · healing

ethics

consent

Voluntary agreement given

bodily autonomyControl over one's physique
parental choiceFamilies selecting children's education
medical necessityTreatment a condition requires

controversy · debate · activism · human rights · child welfare · bioethics · informed consent · elective · harm reduction · WHO

Opposites

surgical action

circumcisingpreserving

Protecting from deterioration

reconstructing · repairing · healing

ritual initiation type

circumcisingbaptizing

Religious initiation rite

christening · immersing · anointing

Phrases

ritual circumcision
female circumcisionCutting of female genitalia
circumcision ceremonyRitual surgical removal of foreskin
infant circumcisionSurgical removal of newborn's foreskin

Family

circumcision, circumcisions

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