clitoridectomy
noun
clit·o·ri·dec·to·my
ˌkli-tə-ri-ˈdek-tə-mē 
variants
or less commonly clitorectomy
plural clitoridectomies
: excision of all or part of the clitoris
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While she was widely known for her campaign against clitoridectomy, Dr. Saadawi’s feminism was part of a broader perception of the oppression of women rooted in Marxist thought on class distinctions, imperial domination, patriarchy, capitalism and religious fundamentalism.
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New York Times, 21 Mar. 2021
For instance, Emily (Alexis Bledel) is sent to the colonies after a failed escape attempt, and an affair with a Martha for which she'd already been brutally punished with a clitoridectomy.
—Amy MacKelden, Harper's BAZAAR, 13 Sep. 2022
The cutting ranges from a clitoridectomy, partial to total removal of the clitoris, to infibulation, removal of all the external genitalia.
—Kristina Arriaga, WSJ, 24 Aug. 2017
In a parallel sequence, a lesbian Handmaid named Ofglen (played, silently, by the terrific Alexis Bledel) is gagged and kidnapped by the Secret Police, forced to see her lover hanged, and then given a clitoridectomy.
—Emily Nussbaum, The New Yorker, 22 May 2017
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New York Times, 21 Mar. 2021
For instance, Emily (Alexis Bledel) is sent to the colonies after a failed escape attempt, and an affair with a Martha for which she'd already been brutally punished with a clitoridectomy.
—Amy MacKelden, Harper's BAZAAR, 13 Sep. 2022
The cutting ranges from a clitoridectomy, partial to total removal of the clitoris, to infibulation, removal of all the external genitalia.
—Kristina Arriaga, WSJ, 24 Aug. 2017
In a parallel sequence, a lesbian Handmaid named Ofglen (played, silently, by the terrific Alexis Bledel) is gagged and kidnapped by the Secret Police, forced to see her lover hanged, and then given a clitoridectomy.
—Emily Nussbaum, The New Yorker, 22 May 2017
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clitoridectomy
noun
clit·o·ri·dec·to·my
ˌklit-ə-rə-ˈdek-tə-mē
variants
also clitorectomy
plural clitoridectomies
: excision of all or part of the clitoris
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