Google Translater for Website Click on the dropdown button to translate. Translate this page: You can translate the content of this page by selecting a language in the select box. Vous pouver traduire cet article dans la langue de votre choix dans la case de selection ___________ Par Dr. Jacques Hyacinthe The term Circumcision cropped up in the late 12th century as “ the act of cutting off the foreskin,” and it stemmed from late Latin” cicumcedere,” a verb meaning” to cut around, trim,” then “ circumcisio.” However, this surgical procedure has been adopted in Egypt since the 5th century BC and also in the Semitic tradition according to Herodotus, a Greek historian. Medically, circumcision is a surgical procedure that consists in the removal of the foreskin,” a sleeve of skin that covers the glans of the penis.” It remains one of the most common operations performed in the world, about 80% of men are circumcized in North Africa, East African, and the ...