clitoridectomy
noun
clit·o·ri·dec·to·my
ˌkli-tə-ri-ˈdek-tə-mē 
variants
or less commonly clitorectomy
plural clitoridectomies
: excision of all or part of the clitoris
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In a parallel sequence, a lesbian Handmaid named Ofglen (played, silently, by the terrific Alexis Bledel) is gagged and kidnapped by the Secret Police, forced to see her lover hanged, and then given a clitoridectomy.
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Emily Nussbaum,
The New Yorker,
22 May 2017
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Emily Nussbaum,
The New Yorker,
22 May 2017
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clitoridectomy
noun
clit·o·ri·dec·to·my
ˌklit-ə-rə-ˈdek-tə-mē
variants
also clitorectomy
plural clitoridectomies
: excision of all or part of the clitoris
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