castration
1.
(
noun
) neutering a male animal by removing the testicles
Synonyms:
emasculation
Related Words:
altering
,
fixing
,
neutering
2.
(
noun
) surgical removal of the testes or ovaries (usually to inhibit hormone secretion in cases of breast cancer in women or prostate cancer in men); "bilateral castration results in sterilization"
Related Words:
operation
,
surgery
,
surgical operation
,
surgical procedure
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