Usually means: Surgical removal of the clitoris.
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General (6 matching dictionaries)
  1. clitorectomy: Merriam-Webster
  2. clitorectomy: Collins English Dictionary
  3. clitorectomy: Wiktionary
  4. clitorectomy: Dictionary.com
  5. Clitorectomy: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  6. clitorectomy: TheFreeDictionary.com

Medicine (5 matching dictionaries)
  1. clitorectomy: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
  3. Clitorectomy: MedTerms.com Medical Dictionary
  4. clitorectomy: Medical dictionary
  5. Clitorectomy: Drug Medical Dictionary

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  1. clitorectomy: Urban Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (clitorectomy)

▸ noun:  (surgery) the surgical procedure to remove all or part of the clitoris; female circumcision

Similar:
clitoridectomy, clitodectomy, clitoroplasty, circumcision, clitoridotomy, hoodectomy, female circumcision, trachelectomy, scrotectomy, urethrectomy, more...

Opposite:
clitoral repair

Types:
partial, total, supravaginal, infravaginal, clitoral unhooding, clitoral recession, more...

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Similar:
clitoridectomy, clitodectomy, clitoroplasty, circumcision, clitoridotomy, hoodectomy, female circumcision, trachelectomy, scrotectomy, urethrectomy, more...

Opposite:
clitoral repair

Types:
partial, total, supravaginal, infravaginal, clitoral unhooding, clitoral recession, more...



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