metoidioplasty

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Etymology

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Frommeta-(“change”)+Ancient Greekαἰδοῖον(aidoîon,“genitals”)+-plasty.[1]

Noun

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metoidioplasty(pluralmetoidioplasties)

  1. A form offemale-to-malesex reassignment surgeryin which theclitoris,enlarged bytestosteronetherapy, is enhanced in size and appearance to provide apenis.

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References

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  1. ^Hage, J. Joris (1996). "Metaidoioplasty: an alternative phalloplasty technique in transsexuals". Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 97 (1): 161–167. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
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