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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 clitoris
Familiarity information: CLITORIDECTOMY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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