Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun Surgical removal of the vulva.

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  • noun surgery The surgical removal of some or all of the vulva.

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  • noun surgical removal of part or all of the vulva

Etymologies

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From vulva + -ectomy.

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Examples

  • The woman, from the NSW South Coast, was referred to the doctor in 2002 for a "simple vulvectomy" that would remove a small, potentially cancerous lesion on her genitals.

    The Australian | News | 2010

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