hymenectomyn.
/hʌɪməˈnɛktəmi/ Surgery.
Excision of the hymen.
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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
1931 in R. J. E. Scott Gould's Med. Dict. (ed. 3)
1962 Lancet 26 May 1117/2 After consulting a gynæcologist she underwent an operation for a hymenectomy 8 days before the hearing of the petition.
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