clitoridectomy in English
noun
1
excision of the clitoris; female circumcision.
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1. In short, this operation is an even more serious mutilation than a clitoridectomy alone.
2. Clitoridectomy (removal of the clitoris) and infibulation (sewing up the entrance to the vagina) are more common in a polygamous than in a monogamous society.