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Noun: clitoridectomy  ,kli-tu-ru'dek-tu-mee
  1. Excision of the clitoris
    "The practice of clitoridectomy is widely condemned as a human rights violation";
    - female circumcision

Derived forms: clitoridectomies

Type of: ablation, cutting out, excision, extirpation

Encyclopedia: Clitoridectomy