Taber's Medical Dictionary
circumcision
(sĭr″kŭm-sizh′ŏn)
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Surgical removal of genital foreskin.
CIRCUMCISION Steps of Gomco clamp method of circumcision (A) After incising the dorsal slit, retract the foreskin, and place the Gomco bell. (B) Bring the bell, saftey pin, and foreskin through the Gomco ring. Tighten the screw. (C) Trim the excess foreskin with a #11 scalpel.
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Venes, Donald, editor. "Circumcision." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Taber's Online, www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/752542/all/circumcision.
Circumcision. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/752542/all/circumcision. Accessed May 31, 2023.
Circumcision. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/752542/all/circumcision
Circumcision [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2023 May 31]. Available from: https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/752542/all/circumcision.
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