What it means
The beginning of words about something that goes around. circumcisionsur-kum-SIZH-unSurgery to remove the foreskin, the skin that covers the tip of the penis.Full entry is cutting around to remove the foreskin, circumference is the distance around (as in head circumference in infants), and circumoral means around the mouth, as in circumoral cyanosis.
Related terms
peri-
A word beginning that means around or near.
circumcision
Surgery to remove the foreskin, the skin that covers the tip of the penis.