circumcision
noun /ˌsɜːkəmˈsɪʒn/
/ˌsɜːrkəmˈsɪʒn/
[uncountable, countable]- the act of circumcising somebody; the religious ceremony when somebody, especially a baby, is circumcised
Topics Religion and festivalsc2, Medicinec2包皮环切术;阴蒂切除术;(宗教仪式尤指为男婴施行的)切礼 词源Middle English: from late Latin circumcisio(n-), from the verb circumcidere, from circum ‘around, about’ + caedere ‘to cut’.