vulvectomyn.
/vʌlˈvɛktəmi/, U.S. /ˌvəlˈvɛktəmi/ Surgery.
Excision of all or part of the vulva; an instance of this.
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female circumcision1697
nymphotomy1704
hysterotomy1707
ovariotomy1844
clitoridectomy1866
hysterectomy1872
oophorectomy1872
ovariectomy1873
clitorectomy1880
genital mutilation1884
myomotomy1884
myomectomy1886
salpingectomy1888
panhysterectomy1890
salpingo-oöphorectomy1890
trachelotomy1890
dilatation and curettage1906
vulvectomy1916
tubectomy1925
hymenectomy1931
salpingolysis1937
labiaplasty1964
scrape1968
female genital cutting1996
1916 W. P. Graves Gynecol. 188 The treatment of elephantiasis is removal by a partial or complete vulvectomy, according to the extent of the enlargement.
1962 Lancet 1 Dec. 1171/1 The histological findings of atypical basal-cell hyperplasia in any section can then justify vulvectomy.
2013 S. Bullock & M. Hales Princ. Pathophysiol. xxxviii. 910 The extent of the surgery will depend on the stage of the cancer and may range from local excision electrocautery or cryosurgery to simple or radical vulvectomy.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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