[in-fib-yuh-ley-shuh
n] 
| 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. |
| 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). |
| 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. |