subincision

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(sub′in sizh′ən)


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sub•in•ci•sion  (sub′in sizh′ən),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Anthropologythe slitting of the underside of the penis to the urethra, performed as a puberty rite among some tribal peoples, esp. in Australia.
  • sub- + incision 1895–1900


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