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* '''Type 1''' ([[clitoridectomy]]) is the partial or total removal of the [[clitoral glans]]; "in very rare cases", according to the WHO, it involves removal of the [[clitoral hood]] only (the prepuce, or skin around the clitoral glans). | * '''Type 1''' ([[clitoridectomy]]) is the partial or total removal of the [[clitoral glans]]; "in very rare cases", according to the WHO, it involves removal of the [[clitoral hood]] only (the prepuce, or [[skin]] around the clitoral glans). | ||
* '''Type 2''' ([[excision]]) is the partial or total removal of the clitoral glans, [[inner labia]], and sometimes the [[outer labia]]. | * '''Type 2''' ([[excision]]) is the partial or total removal of the clitoral glans, [[inner labia]], and sometimes the [[outer labia]]. | ||
* '''Type 3''' ([[infibulation]]) is the removal of the inner and outer labia and the creation of a seal over the [[vagina]] by stitching the two sides or by otherwise allowing them to bond, leaving a small hole for the passage of [[urine]] and menstrual blood; this is performed with and without [[clitoridectomy]]. | * '''Type 3''' ([[infibulation]]) is the removal of the inner and outer labia and the creation of a seal over the [[vagina]] by stitching the two sides or by otherwise allowing them to bond, leaving a small hole for the passage of [[urine]] and menstrual blood; this is performed with and without [[clitoridectomy]]. | ||