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Meanings of clitoridectomy in English

Spanish
ablación del clítoris

Excision of the clitoris.

ablación del clítoris
Russian
клиторидэктомия

Surgical removal of the clitoris.

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клиторидэктомия
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Examples for "female circumcision"
Examples for "female circumcision"
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What about those who are fleeing from danger, such as female circumcision?
The Irish Times
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Their stance led to groundbreaking legislation in their country that criminalizes female circumcision.
Feminist dot com
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They took not an acre of Kikuyu land, started schools, denounced female circumcision.
The Irish Times
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There is need to intensify efforts on the campaign against female circumcision in Nigeria.
Pubmed
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Aid workers say cultural traditions will be the biggest barrier to eradicating female circumcision.
Reuters
Usage of clitoridectomy in English
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An earlier version suggested incorrectly that the Economist supported clitoridectomy.
The Guardian
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Bruce notices this clitoridectomy among the Abyssinians.
The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 12 [Supplem...
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The least extreme form is known as clitoridectomy, which is the partial or total removal of the clitoris.
Feminist dot com
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Unknowingly, I went to the same clinic where the clitoridectomy was performed and the doctor shamed me with a booklet entitled The Sin of Self-Pleasuring.
The Guardian
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The mutilation most often performed is Clitoridectomy or Excision - cutting off, without anesthetic, the clitoris and most of the external genitalia.
Feminist dot com
Translations for clitoridectomy
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