noun
female genital cutting; female genital mutilation; female circumcision
Medical and human-rights term for procedures that involve partial or total removal of external female genitalia for non-medical reasons. Often used in international contexts.
女性器切除は国際的に人権侵害と見なされている。
Female genital mutilation is internationally regarded as a human rights violation.
The practice of female genital cutting remains deeply rooted in that region.