hymenoplasty

British  

/ ˈhaɪmənəʊˌplæstɪ /

noun

1. a surgical operation to reconstruct the hymen in order to give the appearance of virginity, usually for religious or cultural reasons

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Etymology

Origin of hymenoplasty

C20: from _hymen + _-plasty

Example Sentences

The government is planning on banning a cosmetic surgery called hymenoplasty across the UK.

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It has now included amendments in the health and care bill which would criminalise "aiding or abetting" a person carrying out hymenoplasty and could result in up to five years in prison.

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But he added: "I will be pushing as much as possible to make sure that we ban both virginity testing and hymenoplasty as soon as possible."

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The government has promised to ban virginity testing and revirginisation surgery, known as hymenoplasty, in the UK "as soon as possible".

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Lord Kamall, who was given the health minister role in last month's reshuffle, said: "The issue with hymenoplasty is because it's classified as a cosmetic procedure introducing legislation in this space might take away the right for women to make decisions about procedures they wish to have."

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