Meanings
nounclitorectomy (plural clitorectomies)
plural clitorectomies · alternative clitoridectomy
- medicinethe surgical procedure to remove all or part of the clitoris; female circumcision
Origin
- Englishclitoris
- Ancient Greekἐκ (ek)
- Ancient Greekἐκ- (ek-)
- Proto-Indo-European*temh₁-
- Ancient Greekτέμνω (témnō)
- Ancient Greekἐκτέμνω (ektémnō)
- Ancient Greekἐκτομή (ektomḗ)
- Englishclitorectomy
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with clitorectomy
hysterectomymastectomyvasectomyprostatectomycholecystectomynephrectomyendarterectomysplenectomylumpectomytonsillectomygastrectomyappendectomyhepatectomyoophorectomyvitrectomythyroidectomyadrenalectomylaminectomydiscectomystapedectomycolectomylobectomycystectomyovariectomy
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
clitorectomy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clitorectomy
MLA
“clitorectomy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clitorectomy. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “clitorectomy,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clitorectomy.
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