clitoro-comb. form

Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly. Some degree of stress is always maintained on the first syllable, e.g. clitoromegaly Brit.

/ˌklɪtərə(ʊ)ˈmɛɡəli/,

/ˌklɪtərə(ʊ)ˈmɛɡl̩i/, U.S.

/ˌklɪdəroʊˈmɛɡəli/.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: clitoris n., -o- connective.

Etymology: < clitoris n. + -o- connective.With clitorotomy (compare quot. 1867 ) compare scientific Latin clitorotomia, French clitorotomie, Italian clitorotomia (all 1820 or earlier).

Surgery and Medicine.

Forming names of conditions affecting and procedures performed upon the clitoris, as clitoromegaly, clitoroplasty, etc.

ΚΠ

1867 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 6 Apr. 404/2 It is not impossible, as some of us perform clitorotomy, that you may think fit to ask us why we did it.

1964 Amer. Jrnl. Surg. 107 129/1 Three of four patients demonstrated clitoromegaly.

2009 Afr. Jrnl. Reprod. Health 13 133/1 Treatment of CAH [= congenital adrenal hyperplasia] included reduction clitoroplasty, Hendren's vaginoplasty.., and hormone replacement.

2016 Jrnl. Sexual Med. 13 294/1 Overactivity of the bulbocavernosus and ischiocavernosus has been associated with clitorodynia.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	clitoro-
释义	clitoro-comb. form Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly. Some degree of stress is always maintained on the first syllable, e.g. clitoromegaly Brit. /ˌklɪtərə(ʊ)ˈmɛɡəli/, /ˌklɪtərə(ʊ)ˈmɛɡl̩i/, U.S. /ˌklɪdəroʊˈmɛɡəli/. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: clitoris n., -o- connective. Etymology: < clitoris n. + -o- connective.With clitorotomy (compare quot. 1867 ) compare scientific Latin clitorotomia, French clitorotomie, Italian clitorotomia (all 1820 or earlier). Surgery and Medicine. Forming names of conditions affecting and procedures performed upon the clitoris, as clitoromegaly, clitoroplasty, etc. ΚΠ 1867 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 6 Apr. 404/2 It is not impossible, as some of us perform clitorotomy, that you may think fit to ask us why we did it. 1964 Amer. Jrnl. Surg. 107 129/1 Three of four patients demonstrated clitoromegaly. 2009 Afr. Jrnl. Reprod. Health 13 133/1 Treatment of CAH [= congenital adrenal hyperplasia] included reduction clitoroplasty, Hendren's vaginoplasty.., and hormone replacement. 2016 Jrnl. Sexual Med. 13 294/1 Overactivity of the bulbocavernosus and ischiocavernosus has been associated with clitorodynia. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < comb. form1867
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