Circumcision is the procedure of

Cutting the glans penis

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Removal of whole skin of penis

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Removal of movable skin (prepuce) of glans penis

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Reduce the body part of penis

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The correct option is C Removal of movable skin (prepuce) of glans penis
The penis is the male external genitalia. It is made up of special tissue that helps in the erection of the penis to facilitate insemination. The enlarged end of the penis called the glans penis is covered by a loose fold of skin, called as the foreskin. Circumcision is the surgical removal of the foreskin (prepuce) from the human penis.
So, the correct answer is option C.

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State whether true or false:
Circumcision is the surgical removal of the foreskin, the tissue covering the head (glans) of the penis.

The surgical removal of the foreskin, the tissue covering the head (glans) of the penis is possible.

I. The body of the penis is composed of three cylindrical masses of tissue.

II. The urethra passes through corpora cavernosa.

II. The seminal vesicle and prostate gland are paired while the bulbourethral gland is unpaired and single.

IV. The fold of skin covering the tip of the penis is called glans penis.

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