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Castration

Castration Meaning & Definition
Castration Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Castration?

[n] the deletion of objectionable parts from a literary work
[n] 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"
[n] neutering a male animal by removing the testicles

Synonyms | Synonyms for Castration: emasculation | expurgation

Related Terms | Find terms related to Castration:

See Also | altering | bowdlerisation | bowdlerization | deletion | fixing | neutering | operation | surgery | surgical operation | surgical procedure | surgical process

Castration In Webster's Dictionary

\Cas*tra"tion\, n. [L. castratio; cf. F. castration.] The act of castrating.

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