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'''Circumcised''' is the [https://www.wordnik.com/words/participle participle] of the verb ''to circumcise''. It functions as 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 experience physical and psychic [[trauma]] and have a life-long loss of various [[Foreskin#Physiological_functions|physiological functions]]. All have a physical [[circumcision scar]]. Most experience [[Psychological issues of male circumcision|behavioral changes]], however psychic scars are not visible.
''Circumcised'' is a Biblical term. It occurs 43 times in the Bible. The first occurrence is in Genesis 17:10. It also is used as a noun to refer to the Hebrews.
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* [[Circumcision]]
* [[Foreskinned]]
* [[Intact]]
* [[Uncircumcised]]