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clitoridectomy


clit·o·ri·dec·to·my

noun \ˌkli-tə-ri-ˈdek-tə-mē\
plural clit·o·ri·dec·to·mies

Definition of CLITORIDECTOMY

: excision of all or part of the clitoris

Variants of CLITORIDECTOMY

clit·o·ri·dec·to·my also clit·o·rec·to·my \ˌkli-tə-ˈrek-tə-mē\

First Known Use of CLITORIDECTOMY

1866

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