Synonyms & related words for clitorectomy

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of clitorectomy. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to clitorectomy

Explore words related to clitorectomy — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include clitoridectomy, clitoris, clitorides, clitoric, infibulation, clitoral, infibulate, vaginectomy. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does clitorectomy come from?

The word clitorectomy breaks down into 3 roots of Greek origin: clitor, from Greek kleitoris (“clitoris”); ec-, from Greek ek (“out, out of”); and -tomy, from Greek tome (“a cutting, excision”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.