This article is about mutilation of the nose for judicial purposes. For modern surgical applications, see rhinectomy.
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.
Rhinotomy is mutilation, usually amputation, of the nose. It was a means of judicial punishment throughout the world, particularly for sexual transgressions...
be removed either by crushing with Luc's forceps or by Moore's lateral rhinotomy approach. Rhinoliths present as a unilateral nasal obstruction. Foul-smelling...
place at the throne. Other mutilations were the severing of the nose (rhinotomy), or the amputating of limbs. The mutilation of political rivals by the...
but are not limited to: amputation of the ears amputation of the nose (rhinotomy) amputation of the tongue (glossectomy). amputation of the eyes (enucleation)...
sorted by country and year Military sexual trauma Misogyny in horror films Rhinotomy School-related gender-based violence (SRGBV) Sexism Sexual assault in...
important development in India because of the long-standing tradition of rhinotomy (amputation of the nose) as a form of punishment. Convicted criminals...
provided drowning as punishment for adultery. Amputation of the nose – rhinotomy – was a punishment for adultery among many civilizations, including ancient...
In the reign of Leo III the Isaurian (r. 717–741), he was mutilated by rhinotomy and his head burnt.: 43 Germanus I of Constantinople, a son of the patrikios...
castrated and expelled from the country; the adulteress should suffer rhinotomy-unless her husband forgives her. If he does so, both should be expelled...
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