Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Surgical removal of all or part of the vagina.
- noun Surgical removal of the serous membrane covering the testis and epididymus.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Excision of the vagina.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun surgery The surgical removal of all or part of the
vagina .
Etymologies
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
From vagina + -ectomy
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Examples
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Sterling, they pointed out had not had a vaginectomy and breast reduction to remove his external female genitalia and secondary sex characteristics.
The Law is A Ass - in Illinois, Anyway Zoe Brain 2006
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Sterling, they pointed out had not had a vaginectomy and breast reduction to remove his external female genitalia and secondary sex characteristics.
Archive 2006-04-01 Zoe Brain 2006
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The first recorded "DES daughter" in Britain, Heather Justice, 59, from Jarrow, was 25 when she found out she had vaginal cancer and would have to undergo a hysterectomy and partial vaginectomy.
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