reinfibulation

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noun

The practice of sewing the external labia back together after deinfibulation.

OriginEnglish infibulation ← Middle English re- ← Old French re- →
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Meanings

nounreinfibulation (countable and uncountable, plural reinfibulations)

plural reinfibulations

  1. countableuncountablemedicineThe practice of sewing the external labia back together after deinfibulation.

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Englishinfibulation
  7. Englishreinfibulation

From re- + infibulation.

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APA

reinfibulation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reinfibulation

MLA

“reinfibulation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reinfibulation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reinfibulation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reinfibulation.

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