About The Word Castration
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Castration
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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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