If a boy or man is circumcised, the loose skin at the end of his penis is cut off. He had been circumcised within eight days of birth as required by Jewish (Hukuk) + circumcision cir·cum·ci·sion Jews and Moslems practise circumcision for religious reasons
In some cultures, if a girl or woman is circumcised, her clitoris is cut or cut off. An estimated number of 90 to 100 million women around the world living today have been circumcised. + circumcision cir·cum·ci·sion a campaigner against female circumcision