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Mutilation vs Circumcision - What's the difference?

mutilation | circumcision |

As nouns the difference between mutilation and circumcision

is that mutilation is the act of mutilating or the state of being mutilated while circumcision is the act of excising or amputating the prepuce (the foreskin on penises, the clitoral hood on clitorises).

mutilation

English

Noun

  • The act of mutilating or the state of being mutilated.

    • Hyponyms

    * female genital mutilation * male genital mutilation

    Related terms

    * body modification

    circumcision

    English

    (wikipedia circumcision)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of excising or amputating the prepuce (the foreskin on penises, the clitoral hood on clitorises)
  • The act of excising tissue from the vulva of the female.

    • Synonyms

    * circ (informal) * female genital mutilation

    Related terms

    * circumcise, circumcize * male circumcision * female circumcision