clitoridectomy
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Clitoridectomy or clitorectomy is the surgical removal, reduction, or partial removal of the clitoris. It is rarely used as a therapeutic medical procedure, such as when cancer has developed in or spread to the clitoris. Commonly, non-medical removal of the clitoris is performed during female genital mutilation.
Key facts
- Medical intervention.name
- Clitoridectomy
- Medical intervention.synonym
- Clitorectomy
- Medical intervention.specialty
- Gynecology
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- Instance of
- ectomy
- Subclass of
- female genital mutilation
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- facet of
- women's health
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- Medical uses
- Malignancies
- Clitoromegaly and other conditions
- Technique
- Society and culture
- General
- Human rights concerns
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- References
Clitoridectomy or clitorectomy is the surgical removal, reduction, or partial removal of the clitoris. It is rarely used as a therapeutic medical procedure, such as when cancer has developed in or spread to the clitoris. Commonly, non-medical removal of the clitoris is performed during female genital mutilation.
==Medical uses==
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