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PRONUNCIATION OF CLITORECTOMY

clitorectomy  [ˌklɪtəˈrɛktəmɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CLITORECTOMY

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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Clitorectomy is a noun.
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WHAT DOES CLITORECTOMY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Clitoridectomy

Clitoridectomy or clitorectomy is the surgical removal of the clitoris. It is used rarely as a therapeutic medical procedure, such as when cancer has developed in or spread to the clitoris. Most removals of the clitoris occur as female genital mutilation, defined by the World Health Organization as "all procedures involving partial or total removal of the external female genitalia or other injury to the female genital organs whether for cultural, religious or other non-therapeutic reasons." This procedure is also ritual practice in certain tribes in Africa. Clitoral reconstructive surgery was developed by French surgeon Pierre Foldès. It has been clinically proven to allow women who have undergone female genital mutilation by clitoridectomy, to achieve clitoral orgasms and reduce pain. One organization, Campaign Against Female Genital Mutilation, offers this surgical treatment for free to victims of female genital mutilation.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CLITORECTOMY


arthrectomy
ɑːˈθrɛktəmɪ
colectomy
kəˈlɛktəmɪ
cystectomy
sɪˈstɛktəmɪ
enterectomy
ˌɛntəˈrɛktəmɪ
gastrectomy
ɡæsˈtrɛktəmɪ
hysterectomy
ˌhɪstəˈrɛktəmɪ
laminectomy
ˌlæmɪˈnɛktəmɪ
lobectomy
ləʊˈbɛktəmɪ
lumpectomy
lʌmˈpɛktəmɪ
mastectomy
mæˈstɛktəmɪ
myomectomy
ˌmaɪəˈmɛktəmɪ
nephrectomy
nɪˈfrɛktəmɪ
neurectomy
njʊˈrɛktəmɪ
oophorectomy
ˌəʊəfəˈrɛktəmɪ
pneumonectomy
ˌnjuːməʊˈnɛktəmɪ
pylorectomy
ˌpaɪlɔːˈrɛktəmɪ
splenectomy
splɪˈnɛktəmɪ
thyroidectomy
ˌθaɪrɔɪˈdɛktəmɪ
uterectomy
ˌjuːtəˈrɛktəmɪ
vasectomy
væˈsɛktəmɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CLITORECTOMY

cliquism
cliquy
clishmaclaver
Clisthenes
clistogamy
clit
clitella
clitellar
clitellum
clitic
cliticize
clitoral
clitoric
clitoridectomies
clitoridectomy
clitoris
clitter
Clive
Cliveden
clivia

WORDS THAT END LIKE CLITORECTOMY

adenoidectomy
adrenalectomy
anatomy
appendectomy
cholecystectomy
embolectomy
endarterectomy
gingivectomy
hemorrhoidectomy
keratectomy
laryngectomy
meniscectomy
orchiectomy
ovariectomy
pancreatectomy
prostatectomy
rhytidectomy
sympathectomy
thymectomy
tonsillectomy
vitrectomy

Synonyms and antonyms of clitorectomy in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «clitorectomy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CLITORECTOMY

Find out the translation of clitorectomy to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of clitorectomy from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «clitorectomy» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

clitorectomy
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

clitorectomía
570 millions of speakers

English

clitorectomy
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

clitorectomy
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

استئصال البظر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

clitorectomy
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

clitorectomy
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

clitorectomy
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

clitoridectomie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Clitorectomy
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Klitorektomie
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

クリトリス
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

clitorectomy
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Clitorectomy
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

clitorectomy
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

clitorectomy
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

क्लिटोरटॉमी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

clitorectomy
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

clitorectomy
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

clitorectomy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

clitorectomy
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

clitorectomie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

clitorectomy
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

clitoridectomie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

clitorectomi
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

clitorectomy
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of clitorectomy

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CLITORECTOMY»

The term «clitorectomy» is used very little and occupies the 169.338 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CLITORECTOMY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about clitorectomy

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CLITORECTOMY»

Discover the use of clitorectomy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to clitorectomy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Transgender Studies Reader
For Ms. readers, whom the editors imagine are more likely to experience the pain of genital mutilation between the covers of their magazine than between their thighs, clitorectomy is presented as a fact of foreign life whose principal relevance ...
Susan Stryker, Stephen Whittle, 2006
2
Ethics In Action: A Case-Based Approach
In college, you learned about the practice of clitorectomy, or female genital circumcision, which has its origins in ancient tribal African cultures and is now practiced by some African Muslims, primarily in Egypt, Ethiopia, Mali, Somalia, and ...
‎2009
3
Cultures of Color in America: A Guide to Family, Religion, ...
Traditionally "rites of passage" (coming-of-age) rituals and ceremonies have been performed to prepare the adolescent child for the transition into adulthood. In some African cultures clitorectomy has been one such ritual performed on young ...
Sybil M. Lassiter, 1998
4
Entertainment-Education: A Communication Strategy for Social ...
An illustration wasthe issue of clitorectomy in Tanzania. This practice is widespread inmost ofsubSahara Africaaspart of the comingofage ritesfor young women and is a strongly held cultural value. In recent years, health authorities have ...
Arvind Singhal, Everett M. Rogers, 1999
5
Ethics and Intersex
Three main types of surgical procedure for the enlarged clitoris have been described: clitorectomy (or clitoridectomy), clitoral recession, and clitoral reduction. Clitorectomy involves amputation of the whole clitoris including the removal of its ...
Sharon E. Sytsma, 2006
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Pediatric Surgery and Urology: Long-Term Outcomes
Surgery on the clitoris To evaluate the status of patients whose procedures span more than 50 years of evolving surgery on the clitoris (clitorectomy to clitoroplasty ), the surgeries, as well as the surgeons' attitudes, must be understood (Table ...
Mark D. Stringer, Keith T. Oldham, Pierre D. E. Mouriquand, 2006
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101 Ways Islam Gives Love to the Bible: The Quranic ...
In areas where clitorectomy exists, the practice pre-dated the arrival of Islam, and is also practiced by local people of other faiths. This is a cultural phenomenon that has been preformed by African Christian tribes for a much longer time than ...
Mohamed Ghounem, 2005
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The Final Empire: The Collapse of Civilization and the Seed ...
the cultures in east Africa that have been contaminated by them, clitorectomy is practiced. Clitorectomy is the practice of cutting out the clitoris of young women. In some of these groups, most or all of the women have suffered this brutality.
Wm. H. Kötke, William H. Kotke, 2007
9
Edward Wilmot Blyden and the Racial Nationalist Imagination
This was the reason for his defense of African “communism,” and, to the disapproval of African American feminist intellectuals like Anna Julia Cooper, polygyny and clitorectomy.43 While it is true that Blyden defends polygamy in his African Life ...
Teshale Tibebu, 2012
10
Family Bonds : Genealogies of Race and Gender: Genealogies ...
For boys this would mean clinical castration and reassignment as girls; for girls it has meant clitorectomy. ''Mary's story,'' an account of a mother whose daughter was discovered to have a form of intersex, vividly illustrates the convergence of ...
Ellen K. Feder Assistant Professor of Philosophy American University, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CLITORECTOMY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term clitorectomy is used in the context of the following news items.
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'Secessia' is Kent Wascom's vivid portrait of 1862 New Orleans
... technology of mid-19th-century medicine — you'll never forget the hand-cranked device for performing a clitorectomy — but as a manipulator ... «Washington Post, Jun 15»
2
Since when was the hijab a feminist statement?
The clitorectomy is the brand (like livestock) and the clothing is just the outward visual to show that Muslim women have no independent ... «Spectator.co.uk, Jun 15»
3
'People-trafficking' package deals drive British tourists wild in …
... female clients have been subjected to genital mutilation during their holidays: "Look, if they have had a clitorectomy or infibulations, so what? «Middle East Eye, May 15»
4
What does intersex mean?
... Chase's sex assignment and advised her parents to have her undergo a clitorectomy, a procedure in which the clitoris is surgically removed. «Mother Nature Network, Apr 15»
5
Getting to Same-Sex Marriage
... bicycle riding, rectal massage, burning the neck and lower back with hot irons or chemicals, electric stimulation, castration, and clitorectomy. «Huffington Post, Apr 15»
6
Someone cut out a significant part of me: A woman on what it's like …
Until speaking with my roommate, I had never really told anyone that I had no idea what it meant to have a clitorectomy, that I had no idea about ... «Firstpost, Jan 15»
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The Top Ten Reasons…I Want to be a Woman
Clitorectomy: Circumcision is for wussies. This is a “civilized” country, and though a woman can't get a clitorectomy, there's always a ... «Out & About Nashville, Jan 15»
8
Je Suis Sick and Tired of Cant
We ought to jail any parent known to us who has forced their daughter into a marriage abroad or to undergo a clitorectomy. We ought to ban ... «American Thinker, Jan 15»
9
5 Disturbing Horror Movie SFX Moments That Made Me Wince
It's worth noting that I've been horrified by Charlotte Gainsbourg's scissor-clitorectomy in Antichrist or Beatrice Dalle's gleeful C-section in Inside ... «moviepilot.com, Nov 14»
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What We Can Learn from Those Stuffed-Shirts
... prophecy spoke not abstractly about goodness but rather about the evils of baby rape and clitorectomy. If we root for Cunningham, we should ... «Out & About Nashville, Nov 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Clitorectomy [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/clitorectomy>. Apr 2024 ».
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