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CLITORIDECTOMY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does clitoridectomy mean? 

CLITORIDECTOMY (noun)
  The noun CLITORIDECTOMY has 1 sense:

1. excision of the clitorisplay

  Familiarity information: CLITORIDECTOMY used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


CLITORIDECTOMY (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Excision of the clitoris

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

clitoridectomy; female circumcision

Hypernyms ("clitoridectomy" is a kind of...):

ablation; cutting out; excision; extirpation (surgical removal of a body part or tissue)


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