Wiktionary
female circumcision
n. 1 (context medicine science English) the specific removal of solely the clitoral hood, the female prepuce cognate to the foreskin removed in the male equivalent 2 (context dated slang English) Any operation involving removal of any of various parts of the female external genital organs including and in addition to the hood, such as the clitoris or labia; regarded as mutilation in many societies. (from 17th c.)
WordNet
female circumcision
n. excision of the clitoris [syn: clitoridectomy]