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Rhinotomy

Man without nose and hands, c. 1910

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.


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بتر الأنف Arabic Rinotomi ID 鼻削ぎ Japanese 劓刑 Chinese

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