clitoridectomy

English

Alternative forms

• clitorectomy

Etymology

From clitoris +‎ -ectomy. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Where does the d come from?”)

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛktəmi

Noun

clitoridectomy (plural clitoridectomies)

1. (surgery) The surgical procedure to remove all or part of the clitoris; female circumcision

Derived terms

• clitoridectomize

Translations

surgical procedure

Esperanto: klitorektomio Finnish: klitoriksen poisto, klitoriksen poistoleikkaus French: clitoridectomie (fr) f Greek: κλειτοριδεκτομή (el) f (kleitoridektomí) Italian: clitoridectomia f Polish: klitoridektomia (pl) f Spanish: clitoridectomía f

See also

• clitoridotomy
• infibulation