clitorectomyn.
/ˌklɪtəˈrɛktəmi/, U.S. /ˌklɪdəˈrɛktəmi/ Excision of all or part of the clitoris (as a surgical procedure or cultural practice); an instance of this; = clitoridectomy n.
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female circumcision1697
nymphotomy1704
hysterotomy1707
ovariotomy1844
clitoridectomy1866
hysterectomy1872
oophorectomy1872
ovariectomy1873
clitorectomy1880
genital mutilation1884
myomotomy1884
myomectomy1886
salpingectomy1888
panhysterectomy1890
salpingo-oöphorectomy1890
trachelotomy1890
dilatation and curettage1906
vulvectomy1916
tubectomy1925
hymenectomy1931
salpingolysis1937
labiaplasty1964
scrape1968
female genital cutting1996
1880 Obstetr. Gaz. June 590 In this instance clitorectomy had previously been performed.
1917 Amer. Jrnl. Vet. Med. 12 145 We had observed a few clitorectomies performed [in nymphomaniac mares].
1997 Guardian 3 June ii. 8/4 When white women campaigned against clitorectomy, some black feminists told them their outrage was based on a racist distaste for what they considered barbaric and primitive African culture.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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