CLITORIDECTOMY

Meaning of CLITORIDECTOMY in English

Pronunciation: ˌ kli-t ə -ri- ' dek-t ə -m ē

Variant: also clit · o · rec · to · my \ ˌ kli-t ə - ' rek-t ə -m ē \

Function: noun

Inflected Form: plural -mies

Date: 1866

: excision of all or part of the clitoris

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012

CLITORIDECTOMY — also clitorectomy noun (plural -mies) Date: 1866 excision of all or part of the clitoris
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CLITORIDECTOMY — or female circumcision or female genital mutilation Ritual surgical procedure ranging from drawing blood, to removing the clitoris alone, to …
Английский словарь Британика
CLITORIDECTOMY — ˌklid.ərəˈdektəmē, ˌklīd.- noun ( -es ) Etymology: clitorid- + -ectomy : excision of the clitoris : female circumcision
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CLITORIDECTOMY — /klit'euhr i dek"teuh mee/ , n. , pl. clitoridectomies . the excision of the clitoris, usually performed as part of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CLITORIDECTOMY — noun also clit·o·rec·to·my ˌkli-tə-ˈrek-tə-mē ( plural -mies ) Date: 1866 : excision of all or part of the clitoris
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CLITORIDECTOMY — [ ˌklɪt(ə)rɪ'dɛktəmi ] ■ noun ( plural clitoridectomies ) excision of the clitoris; female circumcision.
Concise Oxford English vocab
CLITORIDECTOMY — [clit.o.ri.dec.to.my] also clit.o.rec.to.my n, pl -mies (1866): excision of all or part of the clitoris
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CLITORIDECTOMY — also called Female Circumcision, or Excision, ritual surgical procedure that may range in degree from the drawing of blood to …
Britannica English vocabulary
CLITORIDECTOMY — clitoridectom|y BrE AmE ˌklɪt ə r ɪ ˈdekt əm |i -əˈ•- AmE \ ˌklɪt̬- ▷ clitoridectom|ies iz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CLITORIDECTOMY — n. or female circumcision or female genital mutilation Ritual surgical procedure ranging from drawing blood, to removing the clitoris alone, …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
CLITORIDECTOMY — сущ. эксцизия, клитоpодектомия, удаление клитора ( разновидность женского обрезания, см. female circumcision )
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
CLITORIDECTOMY — сущ. эксцизия, клитоpодектомия, удаление клитора (разновидность женского обрезания, см. female circumcision)
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
CLITORIDECTOMY — удаление клитора
Новый Англо-Русский медицинский словарь
FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION — noun Date: 1979 clitoridectomy especially as a cultural rite sometimes with removal of the labia that is now outlawed in …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CLITORECTOMY — noun see: clitoridectomy
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CIRCUMCISION — Cutting away of all or part of the foreskin (prepuce) of the penis . The practice is known in many …
Английский словарь Британика
INFIBULATION — /in fib'yeuh lay"sheuhn/ , n. 1. the stitching together of the vulva, often after a clitoridectomy, leaving a small opening …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FEMALE CIRCUMCISION — clitoridectomy.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CIRCUMCISION — /serr'keuhm sizh"euhn/ , n. 1. an act, instance, or the rite of circumcising. 2. clitoridectomy. 3. spiritual purification. 4. ( …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CLITORECTOMY — see clitoridectomy
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION — Date: 1979 : clitoridectomy especially as a cultural rite sometimes with removal of the labia that is now outlawed in …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CIRCUMCISION — the operation of cutting away all or part of the foreskin (prepuce) of the penis. The origin of the practice …
Britannica English vocabulary
BEJA — distrito ("district"), southern Portugal. It is the largest distrito in Portugal and produces olives, olive oil, wheat, rye, cork, and …
Britannica English vocabulary
OBSTETRICIAN — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Also patron of the falsely accused, midwives, obstetricians, and pregnant women. ▪ And there are …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CIRCUMCISION — n. Cutting away of all or part of the foreskin (prepuce) of the penis . The practice is known in …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary

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