noun
female genital cutting; female genital mutilation; female circumcision
A formal term used in medical, legal, and human-rights contexts. The English glosses reflect different registers and advocacy stances, but the Japanese term is neutral and descriptive.
女性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.
この地域では女性性器切除の慣習が根強く残っている。
The practice of female genital cutting remains deeply rooted in this region.
A compound of 女性 (woman), 性器 (genitals), and 切除 (excision, removal). The term is a direct translation of the English medical/human-rights concept and has no deeper historical derivation in Japanese.