metoidioplasty
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English
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Etymology
From meta- (“change”) + Ancient Greek αἰδοῖον (aidoîon, “genitals”) + -plasty.[1]
Noun
metoidioplasty (plural metoidioplasties)
- A form of female-to-male sex reassignment surgery in which the clitoris, enlarged by testosterone therapy, is enhanced in size and appearance to provide a penis.
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References
- ^ Hage, J. Joris (1996). "Metaidoioplasty: an alternative phalloplasty technique in transsexuals". Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 97 (1): 161–167. Retrieved 26 February 2021.