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Clitoridectomy
(redirected from Female genital cutting)

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clitoridectomy /clit·o·ri·dec·to·my/ (klit?ah-ri-dek´tah-me) excision of the clitoris.
clit·o·ri·dec·to·my (kltr--dkt-m, kltr-)
n.
Excision of the clitoris.

Clitoridectomy
A procedure where the clitoris and possibly some of the surrounding labial tissue at the opening of the vagina is cut away.

clitoridectomy
excision of the clitoris.

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The Sabiny are one of the few groups in Uganda who continue to practise female genital cutting (FGC) or female genital mutilation.
 
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