what is circumcision?

Answer 1

It's a ritualized male genital mutilation that's been quite popular since before recorded history, involving the removal of the foreskin and, in some cases, frenulum. It's pretty gruesome, but still very common. Read the details in Wikipedia if you're interested.

Answer 2

During a circumcision, the prepuce of the foreskin, which is the skin that covers the tip of the penis, is removed. Circumcision is usually performed on the first or second day after birth. It becomes more complicated and riskier in infants older than 2 months and in boys and men. The procedure takes only about 5 to 10 minutes. A local anesthetic (numbing medicine) can be given to your baby to lessen the pain from the procedure.

Answer 3

Circumcision is the removal of some or all of the foreskin (prepuce) from the penis. The frenulum may also be removed at the same time, in a procedure called frenectomy. The word "circumcision" comes from Latin circum (meaning "around") and caedere (meaning "to cut").

The practice of circumcision predates recorded human history, with depictions found in stone-age cave drawings and Egyptian tombs.[1] The origins of the practice are lost in antiquity. Theories include that circumcision is a form of ritual sacrifice or offering, a sign of submission to a deity, a rite of passage to adulthood, a mark of defeat or slavery, or an attempt to alter esthetics or sexuality.[2] Circumcision continues to be performed as a religious requirement on members of the Muslim and Jewish faiths, and also the majority of Americans, South Koreans and Filipinos.

Non-therapeutic infant circumcision has become controversial in recent decades. Medical associations in the US, Australia, and Canada do not recommend routine non-therapeutic circumcision. In the US and UK, when circumcision is chosen, it is largely because of social or cultural expectations, rather than medical concerns.[3] The genital integrity movement condemns non-therapeutic infant circumcision as a form of male genital mutilation that they consider comparable to female genital cutting.[4] Those who support circumcision often explain their view in terms of what they consider to be the medical benefits of the procedure.[5]

Circumcision may be recommended to treat medical conditions in males, such as phimosis, chronic inflammation of the penis, and penile cancer.[5] However, there are often less invasive treatments that can be tried first.[6],[7]

Answer 4

the cutting off of the foreskin of males that is practiced as a religious rite by Jews and Muslims and as a sanitary measure in modern surgery.

Answer 5

The removing of the prepuce (foreskin) on male. The removing of any or all of the labia on a female.

Answer 6

That is a where they cut the etra skin (foreskin) from around the tip of the males penis.

Answer 7

It's when the foreskin of the penis is removed, for either religious, tribal custom, or medical reasons.

Answer 8

Removal of the foreskin on the end of the penis

Answer 9

in males d outer part kalled d vas deferens is removed. it makes d thingy appear beta. and in females d clitoris is cutoff. dis is done accordin 2 some ppl 2 ward off premarital sex.

Answer 10

when they cut your foreskin off your penis, you would know that if you were over 10 years old