Noun Definition

castration

1.Definition: neutering a male animal by removing the testicles

Related Noun(s):emasculation

Category: General

2.Definition: 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"

Category: General

3.Definition: the deletion of objectionable parts from a literary work

Related Noun(s):expurgation

Category: General