female genital mutilation (English, noun)
expansion: female genital mutilation (countable and uncountable, plural female genital mutilations)
Senses:
glosses: The complete amputation or partial cutting of the vulva.
tags: countable
uncountable
glosses: Any mutilation of the female genitals done for non-medical reasons, such as the infliction of abrasion, burns (chemical or cauterizing), or cuts or slits, or amputation or piercing.
tags: countable
uncountable
Forms:
form: female genital mutilations
tags: plural