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clitorectomy

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clitoridectomy [klit″o-rĭ-dek´to-me]
excision of the clitoris.
clitorectomy
see clitoridectomy.
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36) Clitorectomy Clitorectomy involves excision of the skin surrounding the clitoris with or without excision of part or all of the clitoris.
Female genital mutilation: exploring strategies for ending ritualized ... by Broussard, Patricia A. / Duke Journal of Gender Law & Policy
However, if new prospective citizens want to continue the practice of radical or even moderate (as distinct from symbolic) excision and clitorectomy, then such values conflict with western norms with respect to both the protection of children and the protection of women.
Rights and the hijab: Rationality and discourse in the public sphere by Adelman, Howard / Human Rights & Human Welfare
These are high rates for both, and the incidence of vaginismus was similar in patients who had been surgically treated by clitorectomy, which was used early in the series, as well as in patients who had been treated by clitoral recession, the method that's been used for the past 25 years, said Dr.
Patients surgically assigned as women may face depression by Zoler, Mitchel L. / Clinical Psychiatry News
 
 
 
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