tr.v. in·fib·u·lat·ed, in·fib·u·lat·ing, in·fib·u·lates To close off or obstruct the genitals of, especially by sewing together the labia majora in females or fastening the prepuce in males, so as to prevent sexual intercourse. [Latin īnfībulāre, īnfībulāt-, to clasp with a brooch, infibulate : in-, on; see IN-2 + fībula, brooch, clasp; see FIBULA.] in·fib′u·lation n. |
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