| 单词 | genital mutilation |
| 释义 | > as lemmasgenital mutilation genital mutilation n. (originally) injury to, or surgical removal of part of, the genitals of either sex; an instance of this; (now usually) spec. = female genital mutilation n. at female n. and adj. Compounds 1c. ΚΠ 1884 Alienist & Neurologist July 374 He instances some demonstrative facts, resting on the relations between the sexual appetites..and the intellectual; in fact, hypochondriasis and lypemania are common in individuals who have undergone genital mutilation. 1947 Amer. Anthropologist 49 35 A surgically most remarkable genital mutilation, monorchy, the removal of one testicle, has been reported from the Hottentot. 1992 Community Care 11 June 16/4 Social workers shy away from tackling genital mutilation because it is a culturally sensitive area. 2009 Independent 12 Mar. (Life section) 5/1 (caption) This woman underwent genital mutilation, but has saved her younger daughter from the ordeal. < as lemmas |
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