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Rhinotomy
Amputation of the nose
This article is about mutilation of the nose for judicial purposes. For modern surgical applications, see rhinectomy.
Rhinotomy is mutilation, usually amputation, of the nose. It was a means of judicial punishment throughout the world, particularly for sexual transgressions, but in the case of adultery often applied only to women.