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circumcision

/sur-kuhm-sizh-uhn/US // ˌsɜr kəmˈsɪʒ ən //UK // (ˌsɜːkəmˈsɪʒən) //

包皮环切术,割礼,印证,包皮手术

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : an act, instance, or the rite of circumcising.
    • : clitoridectomy.
    • : spiritual purification.
    • : a church festival in honor of the circumcision of Jesus, observed on January 1.

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Examples

  • He played a leading role in uniting the Zulus across the political divides, and later spearheaded the revival of cultural practices such as the Reed Dance and male circumcision.

  • At the bottom the simple paper brochure advertised female and male circumcision for just 30 Egyptian pounds ($4.50) a procedure.

  • Dr. Morris likens circumcision to vaccination by comparing the risk to others caused by refusing either intervention.

  • Thus it was with some alarm that I read comments from the author of a new study about circumcision and its benefits.

  • Moreover, “a vaccine is highly specific, whereas the protective effects of circumcision cover a wide array of medical conditions.”

  • In 2012, the AAP changed its policy statement, discarding its neutral stance to weigh in heavily on the side of circumcision.

  • By submitting to the rite, every one that received circumcision became a debtor to do the whole law.

  • Yet we are not told that Isaac was circumcised; nor is circumcision again spoken of until the time of Moses.

  • Abraham "received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had, yet being uncircumcised."

  • The Jewish religion prescribed circumcision, the observance of the Sabbath, the giving of alms, the feast of the Passover.

  • If retention follows circumcision, due to swelling of the parts, the surgeon should be notified.