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===Type II ===
The WHO's definition of Type II FGM is "partial or total removal of the clitoris and the [[labia minora]], with or without [[excision ]] of the labia majora. When it is important to distinguish between the major variations that have been documented, the following subdivisions are proposed: Type IIa, removal of the labia minora only; Type IIb, partial or total removal of the clitoris and the labia minora; Type IIc, partial or total removal of the clitoris, the labia minora and the labia majora.<ref name="WHO - Terminology">{{REFdocument
|url=http://www.who.int/reproductive-health/publications/fgm/fgm_statement_2008.pdf
|title=Eliminating Female Genital Mutilation – An interagency statement OHCHR, UNAIDS, UNDP, UNECA, UNESCO, UNFPA, UNHCR, UNICEF, UNIFEM, WHO
}}</ref>
=== Type III: [[Infibulation]] with [[excision ]] ===
The WHO defines Type III FGM as narrowing of the vaginal orifice with creation of a covering seal by cutting and repositioning the labia minora and/or the labia majora, with or without [[excision ]] of the clitoris ([[infibulation]])."<ref>WHO, 2006-10-02</ref> It is the most extensive form of FGM, and accounts for about 10% of all FGM procedures described from Africa.<ref>{{REFweb
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|url=http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs241/en/index.html