female genital mutilation

== English == === Noun === female genital mutilation (countable and uncountable, plural female genital mutilations) The complete amputation or partial cutting of the vulva. [from 20th c.] Any mutilation of the female genitals done for non-medical reasons, such as the infliction of abrasion, burns (chemical or cauterizing), or cuts or slits, or amputation or piercing. [from 21st c.] ==== Synonyms ==== FGM khafd (islam) ==== Hypernyms ==== genital mutilation ==== Hyponyms ==== female genital cutting (FGC) female circumcision ==== Coordinate terms ==== male genital mutilation ==== Translations ==== === References === Eliminating Female Genital Mutilation, a 1995 report by the WHO: The WHO/UNICEF/UNFPA Joint Statement classified female genital mutilation into four types [...] Type IV: All other harmful procedures to the female genitalia for non-medical purposes, for example: pricking, piercing, incising, scraping and cauterization. [...] Insertion of harmful substances can be defined as a form of genital mutilation [...]