infibulation noun. [ɪn,fɪbjʊ'leɪʃ(ǝ)n] M17.
[from INFIBULATE + -ATION.]
The action of fastening something, esp. the sexual organs with a clasp. Now spec. the partial stitching together of the labia, freq. after excision of the clitoris, to prevent copulation.

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