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A general term encompassing three types of excision of the external female genitalia - Sunna, clitoridectomy, and infibulation. It is associated with severe health risks and has been declared illegal in many places, but continues to be widely practiced in a number of countries, particularly in Africa.
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10 entry terms
- Circumcision, Female
- Circumcisions, Female
- Female Circumcisions
- Clitorectomy
- Clitoridectomy
- Genital Mutilation, Female
- Infibulation
- Clitorectomies
- Clitoridectomies
- Infibulations
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Indexed with the subheadings adverse effects, classification, economics, education, ethics, ethnology, history, instrumentation, legislation & jurisprudence, methods, mortality, nursing, psychology, rehabilitation, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends, veterinary.
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Previous Indexing
- Circumcision (1990-1995)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Female Circumcision. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D019093. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D019093
- Female Circumcision. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Female_genital_mutilation
- Female Circumcision. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q208373