Genital cutting, the Glossary

Table of Contents

1. 12 relations: Castration, Circumcision, Clitoridectomy, Dorsal slit, Female genital mutilation, Genital modification and mutilation, Intersex, Labiaplasty, Penectomy, Penile subincision, Sex assignment, Vaginoplasty.

Castration

Castration is any action, surgical, chemical, or otherwise, by which a male loses use of the testicles: the male gonad.

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Circumcision

Circumcision is a procedure that removes the foreskin from the human penis.

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Clitoridectomy

Clitoridectomy or clitorectomy is the surgical removal, reduction, or partial removal of the clitoris.

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Dorsal slit

A dorsal slit (often referred to in anthropology as superincision or supercision) is a single incision along the upper length of the foreskin from the tip to the corona, exposing the glans without removing any tissue.

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Female genital mutilation

Female genital mutilation (FGM) (also known as female genital cutting, female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) and female circumcision) is the ritual cutting or removal of some or all of the vulva.

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Genital modification and mutilation

Genital modifications are forms of body modifications applied to the human sexual organs.

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Intersex

Intersex people are individuals born with any of several sex characteristics, including chromosome patterns, gonads, or genitals that, according to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, "do not fit typical binary notions of male or female bodies".

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Labiaplasty

Labiaplasty (also known as labioplasty, labia minora reduction, and labial reduction) is a plastic surgery procedure for creating or altering the labia minora (inner labia) and the labia majora (outer labia), the folds of skin of the human vulva.

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Penectomy

Penectomy is penis removal through surgery, generally for medical or personal reasons.

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Penile subincision

Penile subincision is a form of genital modification or mutilation consisting of a urethrotomy, in which the underside of the penis is incised and the urethra slit open lengthwise, from the urethral opening (meatus) toward the base.

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Sex assignment

Sex assignment (also known as gender assignment) is the discernment of an infant's sex, typically made at birth based on an examination of the baby's external genitalia by a healthcare provider such as a midwife, nurse, or physician.

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Vaginoplasty

Vaginoplasty is any surgical procedure that results in the construction or reconstruction of the vagina.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genital_cutting

Also known as Genital cutting (disambiguation).