castration
(noun)
noun
1. neutering a male animal by removing the testicles
Similar word(s): emasculation
Definition categories: act, altering, fixing, neutering
2. 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
Definition categories: act, operation, surgery
3. the deletion of objectionable parts from a literary work
Similar word(s): expurgation