clitoridectomy

English

Alternative forms

clitorectomy

Etymology

clitoris +‎ -ectomy

Noun

clitoridectomy (plural clitoridectomies)

(surgery) The surgical procedure to remove all or part of the clitoris; female circumcision

Derived terms

clitoridectomize

Translations

surgical procedure

Esperanto: klitorektomio
Finnish: klitoriksen poisto, klitoriksen poistoleikkaus
French: clitoridectomie (fr) f
Greek: κλειτοριδεκτομή (el) f (kleitoridektomí)
Italian: clitoridectomia f
Polish: klitoridektomia (pl) f
Spanish: clitoridectomía f

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