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Definition of Castration

1. Noun. Neutering a male animal by removing the testicles.

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"

3. Noun. The deletion of objectionable parts from a literary work.

Definition of Castration

1. n. The act of castrating.

Definition of Castration

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Castration

1. The removal of the gonads or their destruction as by radiation or parasites. Origin: L. Castratio This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Castration

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