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wikify clitoral glans, labiae
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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 2''' ([[excision]]) is the partial or total removal of the [[clitoral glans]], [[labia minora|inner labia]], and sometimes the [[labia majora|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 4''' is "all other harmful procedures to the female genitalia for non-medical purposes, e.g. pricking, piercing, incising, scraping and cauterizing the genital area".<ref name=WHO2019/>