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Clitoridectomy: See Clitorectomy.
This article presents a historical overview of the history of clitoridectomy in the United States.
Definition of Clitoridectomy with photos and pictures, translations, sample usage, and additional links for more information.
clitoridectomy /clit·o·ri·dec·to·my/ (klit″ah-rÄ-dek´tah-me) excision of the clitoris. clit·o·ri·dec·to·my (kl t r--d k t-m, kl t r-) n. Excision of the ...
noun, plural -mies. the excision of the clitoris, usually performed as part of female initiation rites, mainly among certain African peoples, but also sometimes used ...
Ornella Moscucci, "Clitoridectomy, circumcision and the politics of sexual pleasure in mid-Victorian Britain", in Andrew H. Miller and James Eli Adams (eds), Sexualities ...