infibulation
Sign in to savethumb|Type III illustrates infibulation
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- genital modification
- Subclass of
- female genital mutilation
- Image
- Infibulated vulva after partial incision.jpg
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- Commons category
- Infibulation
- described by source
- Pauly–Wissowa
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- Female
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thumb|Type III illustrates infibulation
Infibulation is the ritual removal of the vulva and its suturing, a practice found mainly in northeastern Africa, particularly in Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, and Sudan. The World Health Organization refers to the procedure as Type III female genital mutilation.
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