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clitoridectomy
(redirected from clitoridectomies)

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clit·o·ri·dec·to·my  (kltr--dkt-m, kltr-) also clit·o·rec·to·my (klt-rkt-m, klt-)
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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Noun1.clitoridectomy - excision of the clitoris
female circumcision
ablation, cutting out, extirpation, excision - surgical removal of a body part or tissue
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clitoridectomy [ˌklɪtərɪˈdektəmɪ] N → clitoridectomía f


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