Entry Topical Term

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001 - CONTROL NUMBER

• control field: 112098

003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER

• control field: DLC

005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION

• control field: 20200604174958.0

008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS

• fixed length control field: 860211i| anannbabn |a ana

010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER

• LC control number: sh 85027085

040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE

• Original cataloging agency: DLC
• Transcribing agency: DLC
• Modifying agency: DLC

053 #0 - LC CLASSIFICATION NUMBER

• Classification number element--single number or beginning number of span: GN484
• Explanatory term: Ethnology

150 ## - HEADING--TOPICAL TERM

• Topical term or geographic name entry element: Clitoridectomy

450 ## - SEE FROM TRACING--TOPICAL TERM

• Topical term or geographic name entry element: Clitorectomy

450 ## - SEE FROM TRACING--TOPICAL TERM

• Topical term or geographic name entry element: Clitoris
• General subdivision: Excision

550 ## - SEE ALSO FROM TRACING--TOPICAL TERM

• Control subfield: g
• Topical term or geographic name entry element: Female circumcision

550 ## - SEE ALSO FROM TRACING--TOPICAL TERM

• Control subfield: g
• Topical term or geographic name entry element: Vulvectomy

670 ## - SOURCE DATA FOUND

• Source citation: MeSH browser, Sept. 21, 2012
• Information found: (Circumcision, Female. Scope Note: A general term encompassing three types of excision of the external female genitalia - Sunna, clitoridectomy, and infibulation. It is associated with severe health risks and has been declared illegal in many places, but continues to be widely practiced in a number of countries, particularly in Africa. UF Clitorectomy; Clitoridectomy; Female Circumcision; Genital Mutilation, Female; Infibulation. In MeSH Tree Structures under Cosmetic Techniques - Body Modification, Non-Therapeutic and also under Surgical Procedures, Operative - Body Modification, Non-Therapeutic)