Ukucwiya kwezinkomo (owaziwa nangokuthi excision sezinkomo futhi simbe imfuyo ukufa ) iyona ukubulala kanye ukucwiya ka izinkomo ngaphansi kwezimo engavamile, ngokuvamile igazi, futhi ezingasadingeki.Emhlabeni wonke, izimvu, amahhashi, izimbuzi, izingulube, onogwaja, amakati, izinja, izinyathi, izinyamazane kanye nezindololwane kubikwe ukuthi zicwiywe ngendlela efanayo yokuhlinza ngaphandle kwegazi; imvamisa kususwa indlebe, inhlamvu yeso, inyama yomhlathi, ulimi, ama-lymph node, izitho zangasese kanye ne-rectum. Kusukela ngemibiko yokuqala yokulinywa kwezilwane, kuye kwanikezwa izincazelo ezahlukahlukene, kusuka ekubhujisweni kwemvelo kanye nokudla okujwayelekile kuya ezinkolweni nasezinhlanganweni ezizimele zikahulumeni nezamasosha, ekuqageleni okuningana, kufaka phakathi izidlakela ze-cryptid (njenge- chupacabra ) kanye nezinto ezingaphandle.Ukucwiywa kwezidumbu kube yindaba yokuphenywa kwezinhlangano ezimbili ezizimele e- United States . Ukuqubuka kokuqala okubhalwe phansi kokushona kwemfuyo okungaqondakali kwenzeka ekuqaleni kuka-1606 "... mayelana nedolobha laseLondon kanye namanye ama-shires ahlangana nawo.Ukuhlatshwa okuphelele kwezimvu sekwenziwe, kwezinye izindawo ukuthi kube yikhulu, kwezinye kube ngaphansi, lapho kungathathwa lutho ezimvwini ngaphandle kokuqina kwazo nezinye izingxenye zazo ezingaphakathi, izidumbu zonke, noboya obusasele emuva.Kulezi zingqikithi eziningi, kodwa iningi liyavuma ukuthi lithanda ukwenza iziqhumane ezithile.