Surgical removal of the foreskin of the penis superincision; excision.<\/p>\n
The surgical removal of the foreskin of the penis.<\/p>\n
Removal of the foreskin, a loose fold of skin that covers the head, or glans, of the penis; a brief operation generally performed on newborns. Long performed for religious reasons by Jews and Moslems, circumcision became widespread throughout the United States by the mid-20th century but today is somewhat less universal.<\/p>\n
Surgical removal of the foreskin of the penis, widely performed on newborn boys (required in the Jewish and certain other religions) though its medical benefit is nonexistent and some risks (e.g., injury to the urethra, hemorrhage) are associated with the procedure. In adult males it is sometimes done to treat balanitis or phimosis.<\/p>\n
Surgical removal of the foreskin of the penis. This operation usually performed for religious and ethnic reasons but is sometimes required for medical conditions, mainly phimosis an paraphimosis.<\/p>\n
A surgical procedure to remove the prepuce of the penis in males and a part or all of the external genitalia in females. Circumcision is mainly done for religious or ethnic reasons; there is virtually no medical or surgical reason for the procedure. (The prepuce is not normally retractable in infancy, so this is not an indication for the operation \u2014 by the age of four the prepuce is retractable in most boys.) Americans are more enthusiastic about circumcision, and the reason offered is that cancer of the penis occurs only when a foreskin is present. This is however a rare disease. In the uncircumcised adult there is an increased transmission of herpes and cytomegaloviruses during the reproductive years, but this can be reduced by adequate cleansing. phimosis\u00a0(restricted opening of the foreskin) is sometimes an indication for circumcision but can also be dealt with by division of adhesions between the foreskin and glans under local anaesthetic. Haemorrhage, infection and meatal stenosis are rare complications of circumcision.<\/p>\n
Surgical removal of the end of the foreskin of the penis. Circumcision usually is performed at the request of the parents, in some cases for religious reasons. Considerable controversy exists over whether the procedure has medical benefits: some authorities suggest that circumcision is associated with a reduced risk of human immunodeficiency virus infection, urinary tract infections, sexually transmitted diseases, and penile carcinoma. Other authorities dispute these findings, suggesting that the procedure may have adverse effects on sexual, emotional, or psychological health. If the procedure is performed, anesthesia should always be used.<\/p>\n
A surgical procedure in which the foreskin is removed from the penis.<\/p>\n
A practice, often associated with religious or cultural symbolism, involving the removal of the prepuce, the skin that covers the tip of the male penis or the female clitoris.<\/p>\n
Penis foreskin removal through surgical means, commonly known as circumcision, is a procedure often performed on newborn infants for religious or hygienic purposes. There are instances where circumcision becomes medically necessary to address specific conditions such as phimosis, which refers to the tightness of the foreskin causing ballooning during urination, recurrent bouts of balanitis resulting from retained secretions beneath the foreskin, or paraphimosis, a painful compression of the penile shaft due to a retracted foreskin.<\/p>\n
The surgical removal of the foreskin, known as the prepuce, from the tip of the penis. Initially a religious practice among Jews, this procedure is now commonly carried out on non-Jewish children to reduce the risk of infection.<\/p>\n
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