infibulation

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
infibulation/ɪnfɪbjʊˈleɪʃ(ə)n/

▶noun the practice in some societies of removing the clitoris and labia of a girl or woman and stitching together the edges of the vulva to prevent sexual intercourse.

– derivatives
infibulate verb.

– origin C17: from L. infibulat-, infibulare ‘fasten with a clasp’.

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