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clitoridectomy (ˌklaɪtərɪˈdɛktəmɪ) [f. Gr. κλιτοριδ- clitoris + ἐκτοµή excision.] Excision of the clitoris.1866 Brit. Med. Jrnl. ii. 672/1 The excision of the clitoris as a cure for hysteria... The author gave his reasons for believing that the operation of clitoridectomy will not prove of permanent...
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Clitoromegaly
Human rights concerns
Early surgical reduction of clitoromegaly via full or partial clitoridectomy is controversial, and intersex people exposed to such
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Female genital cutting (FGC) | Britannica
Dec 15, 2023female genital mutilation (FGM), female circumcision, excision, clitoridectomy, or infibulation (Show more) Related Topics: body modifications and mutilations ... some people may see FGC as an empowering procedure that makes "silly girls" into "real women," and others may see it as a brutal method of control.
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5 Things You Need to Know About Female Circumcision and Genital ...
FGM is a broad term that encapsulates different types of female circumcision —clitoridectomy, excision, infibulation, and other forms such as incising, scraping, or pricking the genital area ...
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FGM: Maasai Women Speak Out | Cultural Survival
The type of circumcision that the Maasai perform is called clitoridectomy, in which the entire clitoris or part of the clitoris, and at times the adjacent labia, is removed. The primary reason female circumcision is practiced among the Maasai is that it is considered a rite of passage. Circumcision is a cultural practice in the Maasai community ...
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orificial
oriˈficial, a. [f. L. ōrifici-um opening, orifice + -al1. (But the word meant was perh. orificall.)] † 1. Mouthmaking; hence high-sounding, bombastic. Obs. rare—1.1594 Nashe Unfort. Trav. 69 O orificiall rethorike, wipe thy euerlasting mouth. 2. Of or pertaining to an orifice or orifices; in Med. us...
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Warrior Marks
Following on from her 1992 novel Possessing the Secret of Joy, Walker undertakes a journey to parts of Africa where clitoridectomy is still practised.
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Genital cutting
These practices can include:
Castration
Circumcision (male)
Clitoridectomy
Female genital mutilation (FGM)
Penectomy
Labiaplasty
Penile subincision
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Campaign against female genital mutilation in colonial Kenya
"Irua" consisted largely of three procedures: removal of the clitoral glans (clitoridectomy or Type I); removal of the clitoral glans and inner labia (
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Translate clitoridectomy, clitoridectomy in Italian - MyMemory
Contextual translation of "clitoridectomy, clitoridectomy" into Italian. Human translations with examples: clitoridectomia.
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Anne-Laure Folly
Seven sections cover the subjects of clitoridectomy, forced marriage, HIV/AIDS, struggle, survival, economics and politics.
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Ellen Gruenbaum
works, including The Female Circumcision Controversy: An Anthropological Perspective, A Study of Social Services in Gezira Province, A Movement Against Clitoridectomy
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Khalid Adem
Fortunate claimed she did not discover her daughter's amateur clitoridectomy until an argument with her husband in 2003 about the practice of female genital The fact of the clitoridectomy was not disputed by the defense.
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Edward Tilt
In his practice Tilt opposed excessive surgery; but accepted some applications of clitoridectomy and leeches.
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Stanlie James
She also argues that feminist approaches to FGM suffer from a "colonial flaw", a failure to recognize that similar practices, in the form of clitoridectomy
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