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circumcision noun

  /ˌsɜː(ɹ)kəmˈsɪʒən/
  • The surgical excision of the foreskin and usually all or most of the penile frenulum.
 circumcīsiō, circumcisio

circumcise verb

  /ˈsəːkəmsʌɪz/ , /ˈsɚkəmˌsaɪz/
  • (military, nautical, slang) To trim off the portion of the barrel liner of a large-caliber naval gun that protrudes from the end of the barrel as a result of the liner slowly stretching from prolonged fire.
 circumcīdō

circumcised adjective

  • (medicine, urology) Of a man, having had the foreskin of the penis excised.
 circumcisus, verpus
male circumcision
circumcisio
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