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infibulation

noun in·fib·u·la·tion \(ˌ)in-ˌfib-yə-ˈlā-shən\

Medical Definition of INFIBULATION

:  an act or practice of fastening by ring, clasp, or stitches the labia majora in girls and the foreskin in boys in order to prevent sexual intercourse
in·fib·u·late \-ˈfib-yə-ˌlāt\ transitive verb, in·fib·u·lat·ed in·fib·u·lat·ing

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