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in⋅fib⋅u⋅la⋅tion

  [in-fib-yuh-ley-shuhn]
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–noun
1. the stitching together of the vulva, often after a clitoridectomy, leaving a small opening for the passage of urine and menstrual blood.
2. the similar stitching of the prepuce.
Origin:
1640–50; (< F) < L infībulāt(us), ptp. of infībulāre to fasten the prepuce with a clasp (in- in- 2 + fībulāre to fasten, v. deriv. of fībula fibula ) + -ion- -ion

in⋅fib⋅u⋅late

  [in-fib-yuh-leyt]
–verb (used with object), -lat⋅ed, -lat⋅ing.
1. to stitch together the vulva of (a girl or woman), often after a clitoridectomy, in order to prevent intercourse.
2. to stitch the prepuce of (a male).
Related forms:
in⋅fib⋅u⋅la⋅tion, noun
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in·fib·u·late   (ĭn-fĭb'yə-lāt')   
tr.v.   in·fib·u·lat·ed, in·fib·u·lat·ing, in·fib·u·lates
To close off or obstruct the genitals of, especially by sewing together the labia majora in females or fastening the prepuce in males, so as to prevent sexual intercourse.

[Latin īnfībulāre, īnfībulāt-, to clasp with a brooch, infibulate : in-, on; see in-2 + fībula, brooch, clasp; see fibula.]
in·fib'u·la'tion n.
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Infibulation

In*fib`u*la"tion\, n. [L. infibulare, infibulatum, to clasp, buckle, or button together; pref. in- in + fibula clasp, buckle: cf. F. infibulation.]

1. The act of clasping, or fastening, as with a buckle or padlock.

2. The act of attaching a ring, clasp, or frame, to the genital organs in such a manner as to prevent copulation.
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Main Entry: in·fib·u·la·tion
Pronunciation: (")in-"fib-y&-'lA-sh&n
Function: noun
: an act or practice of fastening byring, clasp, or stitches the labia majora in girls and the foreskin in boys in order to prevent sexual intercourse —in·fib·u·late /-'fib-y&-"lAt/ transitive verb -lat·ed -lat·ing
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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