CLITORIDECTOMY

clitoridectomy, female circumcision

(noun) excision of the clitoris

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

clitoridectomy (plural clitoridectomies)

(surgery) The surgical procedure to remove all or part of the clitoris; female circumcision

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

18 November 2024

AWRY

(adjective) not functioning properly; “something is amiss”; “has gone completely haywire”; “something is wrong with the engine”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee shop is the Al Masaa Café, which has 1,050 seats. The coffee shop was inaugurated in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on 13 August 2014.

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