Castration
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
surgical removal of the testes or ovaries (usually to inhibit hormone secretion in cases of breast cancer in women or prostate cancer in men)
Framework senses
- §1
- the deletion of objectionable parts from a literary work
- §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)
- §3
- neutering a male animal by removing the testicles