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'''Circumcised''' is an adjective applied to the incomplete [[penis]] and to males with an incomplete penis, which has had an essential, functional part (the [[foreskin]]) excised, resulting in a condition of male genital mutilation ([[MGM]]). Circumcised males have a life-long loss of [[Foreskin#Physiological_functions| physiological functions]], . Most experience [[Psychological issues of male circumcision| behavioral changes]].
''Circumcised'' is a Biblical term. It occurs 43 times in tbe Holy the Bible. The first occurrence is in Genesis 17:10. It also is used as a noun to refer to the Hebrews.
Family Court Judge Sir James Munby ruled in the case of [[Re B and G (children) (No 2) EWFC 3| B & G]] that excision of the functional [[foreskin]] of the penis constituted "significant harm''.<ref>Re B and G (Children) (No 2) [2015] EWFC 3, [2015]</ref>
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* [[Intact]]
* [[Uncircumcised]]
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[[Category:Circumcision term]]