metoidioplasty

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From meta- (“change”) + Ancient Greek αἰδοῖον (aidoîon, “genitals”) + -plasty.[1]

Noun

metoidioplasty (plural metoidioplasties)

  1. A form of female-to-male sex reassignment surgery in which the clitoris, enlarged by testosterone therapy, is enhanced in size and appearance to provide a penis.

See also

References
  1. Hage, J. Joris (1996). "Metaidoioplasty: an alternative phalloplasty technique in transsexuals". Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 97 (1): 161–167. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
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