pharaonic circumcision

pharaonic circumcision
a type of female circumcision; there are two different types: a radical form in which the clitoris, labia minora, and labia majora are removed and the remaining tissues are joined by clips or sutures (see infibulation), and a modified form in which only the prepuce and glans of the clitoris and the adjacent labia minora are removed.

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