See Also: heterochronia(medicine)
Clitoral(health)
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Clitoral amputation(health)
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Clitoral amputation (health) and heterochronia (medicine)


Clitoral amputation (health)


A surgical procedure in which all or part of the clitoris and sometimes also the labia are removed. Clitoral amputation is a form of female circumcision (female genital mutilation). Also called clitorectomy or clitoridectomy.





heterochronia (medicine)


heterochronia
Origin or development of tissues or organs at an unusual time or out of the regular sequence.

Compare: synchronia.

Origin: hetero-+ G. Chronos, time