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Circumcision

UrologyEssential

Surgical removal of the foreskin covering the glans penis.

Korean

포경수술

음경 귀두를 덮고 있는 포피를 외과적으로 제거하는 수술이다.

French

Circoncision

Ablation chirurgicale du prépuce recouvrant le gland du pénis.

Word parts

  • circum-Prefix(Greek: peri-) Around, surrounding; (Latin: circum-) Around, encircling
  • cis/oRoot(Latin) To cut

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