Search
Descriptor English: Circumcision, Male
Descriptor Spanish: Circuncisión Masculina
Descriptor circuncisión masculina
Entry term(s) postectomía
prepucectomía
Scope note: Extirpación del prepucio del pene (PREPUCIO) o parte de éste.
Descriptor Portuguese: Circuncisão Masculina
Descriptor French: Circoncision masculine
Entry term(s): Circumcisions, Male
Male Circumcision
Male Circumcisions
Tree number(s): E02.218.085.170
E04.085.170
E04.950.774.860.226
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002944
Scope note: Excision of the prepuce of the penis (FORESKIN) or part of it.
Allowable Qualifiers: AE adverse effects
CL classification
EC economics
ED education
EH ethnology
ES ethics
HI history
IS instrumentation
LJ legislation & jurisprudence
MO mortality
MT methods
NU nursing
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
SN statistics & numerical data
ST standards
TD trends
VE veterinary
Public MeSH Note: 2007; see CIRCUMCISION 1966-2006
History Note: 2007(1966)
Related: Foreskin MeSH
DeCS ID: 2970
Unique ID: D002944
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 2007/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2015/09/01
Circumcision, Male - Preferred
Concept UI M0004504
Scope note Excision of the prepuce of the penis (FORESKIN) or part of it.
Preferred term Circumcision, Male
Entry term(s) Circumcisions, Male
Male Circumcision
Male Circumcisions



We want your feedback on the new DeCS / MeSH website

We invite you to complete a survey that will take no more than 3 minutes.


Go to survey