Nymphotomy is the surgical procedure of incision into the labia minora. Surgical removal of the labia minora is called nymphectomy. In plastic surgery, the term labiaplasty, which describes plastic surgery of the labia (often in the form of labia minora reduction) is now more commonly used. The term nymphectomy is also used to describe removal of ...
• (n.) Excision of the nymphae. • (n.) Excision of the nymphae.
(nim-fot´ә-me) surgical incision of the nymphae (labia minora) or clitoris.
Nym·phot'o·my noun [ Nympha + Greek ... to cut.] (Medicine) Excision of the nymphæ. 
Type: Term Pronunciation: nim-fot′ŏ-mē Definitions: 1. Incision into the labia minora or the clitoris.
A surgical cut into the labia minora.
nymphotomy 1. The surgical incision of the nymphae (labia minora) or clitoris. 2. An incision into the labia minora or into the clitoris.