female genital mutilation (FGM)

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• Female genital mutilation — Description Partial or complete removal of the external female genitalia, or other injury to the female genital organs, for non medical reasons Areas practiced Western, eastern, and north eastern Africa, Middle East, Near East, Southeast Asia… …   Wikipedia

• female genital mutilation — n clitoridectomy esp. as a cultural rite sometimes with removal of the labia that is now outlawed in some nations including the U.S. abbr. FGM called also female circumcision …   Medical dictionary

• Female Genital Mutilation — Als Beschneidung weiblicher Genitalien (auch Mädchenbeschneidung oder Frauenbeschneidung; engl.: Female Genital Cutting, FGC) werden kulturell verankerte Praktiken bezeichnet, bei denen weibliche Geschlechtsteile teilweise oder ganz entfernt… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Female genital cutting — (FGC), also known as female genital mutilation (FGM), female circumcision or female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C), refers to all procedures involving partial or total removal of the external female genitalia or other injury to the female… …   Wikipedia

• Female Genital Mutilation — (FGM)    FMG, or female circumcision, is the intentional partial removal of the clitoris practiced for traditional cultural and religious reasons in the Middle East, including the Kurdish areas. Advocates argue that it reduces the sexual desire… …   Historical Dictionary of the Kurds

• female genital cutting — ▪ surgery Introduction , also called  female genital mutilation (FGM),  female circumcision,  excision,  clitoridectomy,  or  infibulation        ritual surgical procedure that is traditional in some societies. FGC has been practiced by a wide… …   Universalium

• female genital mutilation — noun Date: 1979 clitoridectomy especially as a cultural rite sometimes with removal of the labia that is now outlawed in many nations including the U.S. abbreviation FGM; called also female circumcision compare infibulation …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• female genital mutilation — noun the practice of cutting the clitoris, either as a ritualistic nick, or by clitoral circumcision, or by clitoridectomy, sometimes with infibulation; illegal in Australia. Abbrev.: FGM Also, female circumcision …  

• Genital modification and mutilation — The terms genital modification and genital mutilation can refer to permanent or temporary changes to human sex organs. Some forms of genital alteration are performed at the behest of an adult, with their informed consent. Others are performed on… …   Wikipedia

• Mutilation génitale féminine — Mutilations génitales féminines Les mutilations génitales féminines (MGF) recouvrent des pratiques consistant à ôter, par des moyens chirurgicaux souvent rudimentaires, tout ou partie des organes génitaux externes féminins. Il s agit d une… …   Wikipédia en Français

• Mutilation sexuelle féminine — Mutilations génitales féminines Les mutilations génitales féminines (MGF) recouvrent des pratiques consistant à ôter, par des moyens chirurgicaux souvent rudimentaires, tout ou partie des organes génitaux externes féminins. Il s agit d une… …   Wikipédia en Français