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CLITORIDECTOMY

Dictionary entry overview: What does clitoridectomy mean?

• CLITORIDECTOMY (noun)
The noun CLITORIDECTOMY has 1 sense:

1. excision of the clitoris

Familiarity information: CLITORIDECTOMY used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• CLITORIDECTOMY (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Excision of the clitoris

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

clitoridectomy; female circumcision

Hypernyms ("clitoridectomy" is a kind of...):

ablation; cutting out; excision; extirpation (surgical removal of a body part or tissue)

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