hymenoplastyn.
/ˈhʌɪmənə(ʊ)ˌplasti/, /ˈhʌɪmənə(ʊ)ˌplɑːsti/, U.S. /ˈhaɪmənoʊˌplæsti/ Surgery performed to alter, repair, or reconstruct the hymen, (in later use) esp. for the purpose of restoring it to an intact state considered in many cultures to be a proof of virginity; a surgical procedure of this kind.
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1939 Amer. Jrnl. Obstetr. & Gynecol. 37 127 Since a hymenoplasty, two years before admission, this 16-year-old girl had intermittent backache. The hymen was cyanotic and bulging... Excision of the hymen produced a cure.
1978 Urology 11 7/2 If it is thought that urethral-hymenal fusion is present and the episodes of infection are clearly related to coitus, hymenoplasty..may prevent recurrent infection.
2000 Med. Ethics 26 217/3 Hymenorraphy or hymenoplasty has emerged as a procedure which attempts to restore the ability of the hymen to bleed at intercourse on the wedding night.
2022 Independent (Nexis) 25 Jan. The organisation has been campaigning for the ban of virginity testing and hymenoplasty as they are ‘inextricably linked’ to forms of VAWG [= violence against women and girls].
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2022).
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