Is FGM/C the same as female circumcision?

Is FGM/C the same as female circumcision?

Some communities use the term female circumcision to refer to the practice defined by the World Health Organisation (WHO) as “all procedures involving the partial or total removal of the external female genitalia or injury to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons”. Internationally this practice is often referred to as female genital mutilation (FGM) or female genital cutting (FGC). The term female circumcision attempts to draw a parallel between male circumcision and FGM/C but referring to FGM/C as circumcision neglects its harmful consequences.