The surgical removal of the foreskin from the male genital organ, performed for religious, medical, or cultural reasons.
From Latin 'circumcidere,' meaning 'to cut around,' combining 'circum' (around) and 'caedere' (to cut). The practice predates written history and appears in ancient Egyptian, Jewish, and Muslim traditions.
Circumcision is one of humanity's oldest surgical practices, with evidence of it appearing in ancient Egyptian tomb carvings from 2400 BCE—making it older than many modern countries!
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