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单词 clitoridectomy
释义

clitoridectomy

noun

clit·​o·​ri·​dec·​to·​my ˌkli-tə-ri-ˈdek-tə-mē How to pronounce clitoridectomy (audio)
variants or less commonly clitorectomy
ˌkli-tə-ˈrek-tə-mē How to pronounce clitoridectomy (audio)
plural clitoridectomies
: excision of all or part of the clitoris

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The cutting ranges from a clitoridectomy, partial to total removal of the clitoris, to infibulation, removal of all the external genitalia. Kristina Arriaga, WSJ, 24 Aug. 2017 In a parallel sequence, a lesbian Handmaid named Ofglen (played, silently, by the terrific Alexis Bledel) is gagged and kidnapped by the Secret Police, forced to see her lover hanged, and then given a clitoridectomy. Emily Nussbaum, The New Yorker, 22 May 2017

Word History

First Known Use

1866, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

clitoridectomy

noun

clit·​o·​ri·​dec·​to·​my ˌklit-ə-rə-ˈdek-tə-mē How to pronounce clitoridectomy (audio)
variants also clitorectomy
-ˈrek-tə-mē How to pronounce clitoridectomy (audio)
plural clitoridectomies
: excision of all or part of the clitoris
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