clitoridectomy
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clit·o·ri·dec·to·my (kl

-d

-m

, kl

r-) also clit·o·rec·to·my (kl

-r

-m

, kl

n. pl. clit·o·ri·dec·to·mies also clit·o·rec·to·mies

1. Surgical removal of the clitoris.

2. See female circumcision.

[Greek kleitoris, kleitorid-, clitoris; see clitoris + -ectomy.]

clitoridectomy [ˌklɪtərɪˈdɛktəmɪ]

n pl -mies

(Medicine / Surgery) surgical removal of the clitoris: a form of female circumcision, esp practised as a religious or ethnic rite

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Noun

clitoridectomy - excision of the clitoris

female circumcision

ablation, cutting out, extirpation, excision - surgical removal of a body part or tissue

Translations

clitoridectomy [ˌklɪtərɪˈdektəmɪ] N → clitoridectomía f

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clitoridectomy (redirected from Female genital cutting)

clitoridectomy
(redirected from Female genital cutting)