Ma'anar ƙamus na clitoridectomy shine cirewar ƙwanƙwara, sashin jima'i a jikin mace. Wannan hanya kuma ana kiranta da kaciyar mata (FGM) kuma ana ɗaukarta a matsayin wani nau'i na tashin hankali da take haƙƙin ɗan adam. Ba bisa ka'ida ba a ƙasashe da yawa kuma yana da mummunan sakamako na jiki da na hankali ga waɗanda suka sha shi.
