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Subject: You say tomato, I say tomato
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Date: Sun, 15-Apr-84 21:50:56 EST
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*Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary*  14th edition, 1981, defines
clitoridectomy as "excision of the clitoris" and clitoridotomy as
"incision of the clitoris; female circumcision".  There is no entry
for clitorectomy. I have seen the latter used in several (non-
medical) books and articles. I seem to recall it referred to either or
both clitoridectomy and clitoridotomy, i.e. any "surgical" procedure
involving the clitoris.  I will try to remember to ask one of the
medical types around here what the accepted usage is.  As far as I'm
concerned, it's all mutilation.

Sherry Marts
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